Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Summerset Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Summerset Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park near Indianola, IA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Summerset Trail
8.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 778–924 ft
Out & Back · Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Trailhead: 41.38414, -93.54724
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Summerset Trail, heading N.
- 4.2 miBear left onto Corner Pocket, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Missing Link, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Corner Pocket, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Summerset Trail, heading S.
- 4.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- McVay Trail via Summerset Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Summerset Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Jerry Kelly Trail via Summerset Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Summerset Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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