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Skunk River Trail–Tedesco Connector Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Skunk River Trail–Tedesco Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,024 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skunk River Trail 42.00535, -93.59772
Nearest town Ames, IA
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Skunk River Trail–Tedesco Connector Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 876–1,024 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Skunk River Trail · 42.00535, -93.59772

Weather Sep 21: Light rain, high 62°F / low 57° · precip 65% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Skunk River Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Vet Med Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto University Boulevard Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tedesco Connector Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 2.5 miReach Skunk River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto University Boulevard Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vet Med Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right onto Skunk River Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 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/skunk-river-trail-tedesco-connector-trail-out-back-3-sights-17-km-f247

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F57°
Precip65%Wind12 mphUV0Humidity93%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 15% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 24% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 60% rain8 PM: 65% rain9 PM: 61% rain10 PM: 50% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:15 PM
Tue 57°53° 31%
Wed 64°50°
Thu 60°56° 51%
Fri 61°58° 32%
Sat 65°59° 67%
Sun 76°55° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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