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Tedesco Connector Trail & Vet Med Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Tedesco Connector Trail & Vet Med Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,024 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00883, -93.63396
Nearest town Ames, IA
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Tedesco Connector Trail & Vet Med Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 894–1,024 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.00883, -93.63396

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 61° · precip 49% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Christensen at Day Care Center Eastbound stop 24 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Vet Med Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto University Boulevard Trail, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tedesco Connector Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 2.5 miReach Vet Med Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto University Boulevard Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vet Med Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 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/tedesco-connector-trail-vet-med-trail-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 65°F61°
Precip49%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity86%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 24% rain3 AM: 49% rain4 AM: 35% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 56%
Tue 57°50° 16%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 58°56°
Fri 59°57° 25%
Sat 74°59° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Christensen at Day Care Center Eastbound stop 24 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ames, Iowa