AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Martin Luther King Junior Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Martin Luther King Junior Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Des Moines, 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 mi787 – 804 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.58618, -93.61768
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
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Martin Luther King Junior Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 788–805 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.58618, -93.61768

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Grand Ave & 2nd Ave stop 340 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Principal Riverwalk, heading S.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Principal Riverwalk, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Principal Riverwalk, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Meredith Trail, heading S.
  8. 100 ftSharp left onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Meredith Trail, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Principal Riverwalk, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Principal Riverwalk, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Principal Riverwalk, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 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/martin-luther-king-junior-trail-out-back-3-km-f53b

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grand Ave & 2nd Ave stop 340 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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