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Lake Future via High Trestle Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Lake Future via High Trestle Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. The route reaches Lake Future at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,001 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73444, -93.61013
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Lake Future via High Trestle Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 928–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73444, -93.61013

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 281 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach Lake Future, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 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/lake-future-lake-future-out-back-7-km-23de

Trail surface

37% paved63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 281 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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