Sycamore Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 46 min
Sycamore Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Prospect Park near Lovington, IA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 46 min
Elevation 791–888 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Park
Trailhead: 41.62226, -93.66179
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 30th St & Euclid Ave stop 675 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Trestle to Trestle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 30th St & Euclid Ave stop 675 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Inter-Urban Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Owl Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail via Sycamore Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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