AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Summerset Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Summerset Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Indianola, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 965 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38414, -93.54724
Nearest town Indianola, IA
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Summerset Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 919–963 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.38414, -93.54724

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Summerset Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/summerset-trail-out-back-5-km-4977

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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