Prospect Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 889 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62226, -93.66179
Nearest town Lovington, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp left onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach Trestle to Trestle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading N.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 150 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 30th St & Euclid Ave stop 675 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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