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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, 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
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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