Scott County Park

Cody Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Cody Lake is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Scott County Park near Park View, IA. The route reaches Cody Lake. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 771 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70701, -90.53360
Nearest town Park View, IA

Directions

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Cody Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 662–771 ft

Out & Back · Scott County Park

Trailhead: 41.70701, -90.53360

Weather Sep 22: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 41% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Cody Lake.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miReach Cody Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F54°
Precip41%Wind9 mphUV3Humidity91%
Rained 1.9″ 2 days ago (2.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 18% rain4 AM: 41% rain5 AM: 41% rain6 AM: 29% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Wed 66°50°
Thu 69°51°
Fri 64°58°
Sat 60°56°
Sun 63°56° 24%
Mon 74°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead