Sugar Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Sugar Creek Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Waukee, IA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sugar Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 951–1,034 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.60878, -93.87660
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sugar Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Sugar Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Heart of the Warrior Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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