Waveland Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr
Waveland Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Windsor Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waveland Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 829–959 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 left onto Waveland Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Waveland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 8 min before dark.
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 2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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