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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

High Trestle Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

High Trestle Trail is a 6.4-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 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73077, -93.60056
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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High Trestle Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 962–1,000 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.73077, -93.60056

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

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 742 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  40. 0.4 miArrive 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-9-km-6983

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 742 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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