AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vet Med Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Vet Med Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Ames, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 922 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vet Med Trail 42.00569, -93.62983
Nearest town Ames, IA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Vet Med Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 879–923 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Vet Med Trail · 42.00569, -93.62983

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: South 16th at Christensen Drive stop 423 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vet Med Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miArrive 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/vet-med-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South 16th at Christensen Drive stop 423 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ames, Iowa