High Trestle Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 56 min
High Trestle Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi909 – 968 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74257, -93.58125
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
Directions
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High Trestle Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 908–969 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74257, -93.58125
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 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
19% paved81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 10 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 10 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- High Trestle Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Northwest Lakeshore Drive 6.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Northwest Lakeshore Drive 6.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Gay Lea Wilson Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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