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Highway 28 Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Highway 28 Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Lakewood, IA. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 968 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50035, -93.68530
Nearest town Lakewood, IA
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Highway 28 Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 890–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50035, -93.68530

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto North Avenue Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading W.
  9. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km-c9f0

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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