High Trestle Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 39 min

High Trestle Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,001 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73905, -93.63886
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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High Trestle Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 939–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73905, -93.63886

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 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

31% paved69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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