AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sauk Rail Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Sauk Rail Trail is a 3.3-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.

Elevation

0 mi1,230 – 1,260 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06066, -94.87459
Nearest town Carroll, IA
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Sauk Rail Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,229–1,260 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.06066, -94.87459

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Sauk Rail Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sauk-rail-trail-out-back-5-km-d003

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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