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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 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72020, -93.60139
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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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: 41.72020, -93.60139

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  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 N.
  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. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  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. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 200 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. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-trestle-trail-out-back-9-km-b17d

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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