High Trestle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
High Trestle Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Trestle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 958–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: High Trestle Trail · 41.73041, -93.60838
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 192 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 192 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from High Trestle Trail Trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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