Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Summerset Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Summerset Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park near Indianola, IA. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Summerset Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 52 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 miReach Summerset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 3.9 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Summerset Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- McVay Trail via Summerset Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Jerry Kelly Trail via Summerset Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Summerset Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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