Coralville Lake & Lake Macbride via Raptor Ridge Road Northeast
1.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 39 min
Coralville Lake & Lake Macbride via Raptor Ridge Road Northeast is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Macbride State Park near Twin View Heights, IA. The route passes Coralville Lake and Lake Macbride. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Coralville Lake & Lake Macbride via Raptor Ridge Road Northeast
1.7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 39 min
Elevation 695–828 ft
Out & Back · Lake Macbride State Park
Trailhead: Raptor Ridge Road Northeast · 41.78490, -91.57231
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lakeshore Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Coralville Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Field Campus Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Macbride.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Coralville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Eagle Lakeshore Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading S.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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