High Trestle Viewpoint via High Trestle Trail
5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 42 min
High Trestle Viewpoint via High Trestle Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in High Trestle Trail near Woodward, IA. The route reaches High Trestle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Trestle Viewpoint via High Trestle Trail
5 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 960–1,064 ft
Out & Back · High Trestle Trail
Trailhead: High Trestle Trail · 41.85860, -93.92151
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach High Trestle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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