Brushy Creek & Meadow Trail
3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Brushy Creek & Meadow Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Homer, IA. The route reaches Brushy Creek. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brushy Creek & Meadow Trail
3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 959–1,094 ft
Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve
Trailhead: 42.38777, -93.97304
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Brushy Creek.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Brushy Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brushy Creek–Clay Hill Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft
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