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Jerry Kelly Trail via Summerset Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Jerry Kelly Trail via Summerset Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Indianola, IA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 968 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38414, -93.54724
Nearest town Indianola, IA
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Jerry Kelly Trail via Summerset Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 919–970 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.38414, -93.54724

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Summerset Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Jerry Kelly Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach Jerry Kelly Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Summerset Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 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/jerry-kelly-trail-out-back-2da1

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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