Pin Oak & Northwest Fieldstream Lane

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Pin Oak & Northwest Fieldstream Lane is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. The route reaches Pin Oak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 994 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75820, -93.62584
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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Pin Oak & Northwest Fieldstream Lane

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 962–995 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75820, -93.62584

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Fieldstream Lane, heading E.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miReach Pin Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left onto Northwest Fieldstream Lane, heading N.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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