Martin Luther King Junior Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Martin Luther King Junior Trail is a 2.6-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 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Martin Luther King Junior Trail 41.58319, -93.60431
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
Directions
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Martin Luther King Junior Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 780–805 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Martin Luther King Junior Trail · 41.58319, -93.60431
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martin Luther King Junior Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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