Sugar Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Sugar Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,034 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60299, -93.86598
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA

Directions

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Sugar Creek Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 951–1,035 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.60299, -93.86598

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sugar Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miReach Sugar Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 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

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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