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Macbride Nature Recreation Area

Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 3 lakes

1.8 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 40 min

Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 3 lakes is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Macbride Nature Recreation Area near Twin View Heights, IA. The route passes Coralville Lake and Lake Macbride. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 820 ft · steepest grade: 19%1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79548, -91.57622
Nearest town Twin View Heights, IA
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Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 3 lakes

1.8 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 40 min

Elevation 695–821 ft

Out & Back · Macbride Nature Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.79548, -91.57622

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Coralville Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Macbride.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Field Campus Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lakeshore Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Field Campus Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coralville-lake-lake-macbride-out-back-3-lakes-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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