Sauk Rail Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Sauk Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Carroll, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sauk Rail Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,229–1,260 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.06066, -94.87459
Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 39% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Sauk Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miReach Sauk Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Sauk Rail Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sauk Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Swan Lake & Sauk Rail Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Sauk Rail Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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