Waveland Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 57 min
Waveland Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Windsor Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waveland Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 57 min
Elevation 901–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.60025, -93.68272
Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 55° · precip 23% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 48th St stop 26 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Waveland Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 48th St stop 26 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gray's Lake–MacRae Park Pond, 8 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Around the Block–Dirty Connector Mountain Bike Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Walker Johnston Fishing Pond–Colby Woods Trail, 4 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Waveland Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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