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Orchard Hills Trail via Highway 28 Trail

6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Orchard Hills Trail via Highway 28 Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Lakewood, IA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 968 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49855, -93.68500
Nearest town Lakewood, IA
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Orchard Hills Trail via Highway 28 Trail

6 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 890–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.49855, -93.68500

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.6 miContinue straight onto North Avenue Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Orchard Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 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/orchard-hills-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

62% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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