High Trestle Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
High Trestle Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi958 – 981 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73561, -93.62874
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
Directions
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High Trestle Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 959–981 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73561, -93.62874
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% paved39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Northwest Cherry Creek Lane 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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