Bridge Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Bridge Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Homer, IA. It climbs 261 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bridge Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 946–1,084 ft
Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37574, -93.97254
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Preserve Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Preserve Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Trail & Meadow Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Lake Trail & Meadow Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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