High Trestle Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
High Trestle Trail is a 4.9-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
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 962–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73205, -93.61588
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 71% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 545 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 545 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- High Trestle Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- High Trestle Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- High Trestle Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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