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High Trestle Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min

High Trestle Trail is a 4.7-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.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,001 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73444, -93.61013
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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High Trestle Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 958–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73444, -93.61013

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 281 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftSharp right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  13. 400 ftTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-trestle-trail-out-back-8-km-f54e

Trail surface

42% paved58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 281 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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