AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sauk Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Sauk Rail Trail is a 4-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 mi1,227 – 1,247 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sauk Rail Trail 42.05695, -94.87012
Nearest town Carroll, IA
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Sauk Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,225–1,246 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sauk Rail Trail · 42.05695, -94.87012

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sauk Rail Trail, heading W.
  2. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 2 miArrive 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-6-km-31d5

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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