Sauk Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Sauk Rail Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Carroll, 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 mi1,230 – 1,247 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06090, -94.87642
Nearest town Carroll, IA
Directions
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Sauk Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 1,229–1,246 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.06090, -94.87642
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Sauk Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Sauk Rail Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Swan Lake & Sauk Rail Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Sauk Rail Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Sauk Rail Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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