AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

School Lake & Karras-Kaul Connector Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 55 min

School Lake & Karras-Kaul Connector Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near South Ridge Estates, IA. The route reaches School Lake at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 418 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 935 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Easter Lake Spine Trail 41.51906, -93.56740
Nearest town South Ridge Estates, IA
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School Lake & Karras-Kaul Connector Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 769–935 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Easter Lake Spine Trail · 41.51906, -93.56740

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Easter Lake Spine Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Karras-Kaul Connector Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miReach School Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Easter Lake Spine Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.8 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/school-lake-school-lake-out-back-3-lakes-18-km

Trail surface

83% paved1% boardwalk16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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