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Trestle to Trestle Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Iowa

Trestle to Trestle Trail

Urbandale, Iowa

10.5 mi

Distance

1,470 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Trestle to Trestle Trail is an out-and-back trail in Polk County, Iowa. It is 11 miles long. It is in or next to Des Moines, Iowa.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:238 ft
Max:265 ft
Gain:448 ft
Loss:448 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 238 ft and 265 ft across 10.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.238 ft247 ft256 ft265 ft0.0 mi2.6 mi5.2 mi7.9 mi10.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi251 ft
High point4.3 mi265 ft
End10.5 mi251 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Des Moines, IA · in or next to town
County:
Polk County, IA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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