High Trestle Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min

High Trestle Trail is a 5.8-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

5.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 908–969 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74257, -93.58125

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Trestle Trail, heading W.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading W.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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