Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

High Trestle Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

High Trestle Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,001 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71924, -93.60326
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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High Trestle Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 962–1,000 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.71924, -93.60326

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  41. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 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

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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