Highway 28 Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Highway 28 Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Lakewood, IA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi889 – 968 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49855, -93.68500
Nearest town Lakewood, IA
Directions
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Highway 28 Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 890–968 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.49855, -93.68500
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto North Avenue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
70% paved30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highway 28 Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Highway 28 Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Warrior Park Trail via Highway 28 Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Orchard Hills Trail via Highway 28 Trail 6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Marketplace Drive Trail 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Highway 28 Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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