Cody Lake
5.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Cody Lake is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Scott County Park near Park View, IA. The route reaches Cody Lake. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cody Lake
5.8 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 652–771 ft
Out & Back · Scott County Park
Trailhead: 41.71779, -90.51793
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cody Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Cody Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pride Lake 5.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Cody Lake 4.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Pride Lake 2.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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