Brushy Creek via Lake Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 49 min
Brushy Creek via Lake Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Homer, IA. The route reaches Brushy Creek at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Brushy Creek via Lake Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 49 min
Elevation 970–1,091 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.38320, -93.97134
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Brushy Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 178 ft
- Bridge Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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