AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Skunk River Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Skunk River Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 912 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01287, -93.63427
Nearest town Ames, IA
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Skunk River Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 876–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.01287, -93.63427

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Jack Trice Stadium stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Skunk River Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miReach Skunk River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 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-helen-lake-helen-out-back-3-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jack Trice Stadium stop 385 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ames, Iowa