Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Homer, IA. The route reaches Brushy Creek. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 959–1,094 ft
Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve
Trailhead: Hackberry Trail · 42.36892, -93.98338
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hackberry Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Clay Hill Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Shortcut Hill, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Preserve Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Brushy Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Preserve Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Shortcut Hill, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Clay Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Hackberry Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hackberry Trail Trailhead
- Lake Trail & Preserve Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Lake Trail & Meadow Trail via Preserve Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Bridge Trail via Clay Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Clay Hill Trail–Lake Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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