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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Snyder Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 639 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- High Trestle Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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