Martin Luther King Junior Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Martin Luther King Junior Trail is a 2.1-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 mi781 – 804 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57819, -93.61254
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
Directions
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Martin Luther King Junior Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 780–803 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.57819, -93.61254
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: W MLK Jr Pkwy & SW 2nd St stop 609 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Southwest 1st Street Bridge, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Meredith Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Meredith Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Southwest 1st Street Bridge, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 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
88% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: W MLK Jr Pkwy & SW 2nd St stop 609 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Martin Luther King Junior Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- EMC Overlook & MacRae Park Pond via Meredith Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- John Pat Dorrian Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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