Tedesco Connector Trail & Vet Med Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Tedesco Connector Trail & Vet Med Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tedesco Connector Trail & Vet Med Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 891–1,024 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.00340, -93.60957
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: South Duff Avenue at Airport Road Northbound stop 286 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Vet Med Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto University Boulevard Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tedesco Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.5 miReach Vet Med Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto University Boulevard Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vet Med Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South Duff Avenue at Airport Road Northbound stop 286 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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