Snyder Pond via High Trestle Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Snyder Pond via High Trestle Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Oralabor, IA. The route reaches Snyder Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 968 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71111, -93.59399
Nearest town Oralabor, IA

Directions

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Snyder Pond via High Trestle Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 950–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.71111, -93.59399

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

Transit-accessible: stop 639 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftReach Snyder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% paved71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 639 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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