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Warrior Park Trail via Highway 28 Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Warrior Park Trail via Highway 28 Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Lakewood, IA. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 971 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highway 28 Trail 41.49143, -93.67437
Nearest town Lakewood, IA
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Warrior Park Trail via Highway 28 Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 890–971 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highway 28 Trail · 41.49143, -93.67437

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highway 28 Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto North Avenue Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading S.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Warrior Park Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach Warrior Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orchard Hills Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 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/warrior-park-trail-out-back-7-km-29c5

Trail surface

46% paved54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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