High Trestle Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
High Trestle Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Trestle Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 962–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73326, -93.61007
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 155 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 155 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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