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Pin Oak via High Trestle Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Pin Oak via High Trestle Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. The route reaches Pin Oak at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. 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 mi978 – 1,001 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72016, -93.60430
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Pin Oak via High Trestle Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 979–1,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72016, -93.60430

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach Pin Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 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/pin-oak-pin-oak-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

75% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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