AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highway 28 Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Highway 28 Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Lakewood, IA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 968 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highway 28 Trail 41.49143, -93.67437
Nearest town Lakewood, IA
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Highway 28 Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 890–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highway 28 Trail · 41.49143, -93.67437

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highway 28 Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto North Avenue Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading S.
  4. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.9 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/highway-28-trail-out-back-6-km-ce87

Trail surface

59% paved41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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