Macbride Nature Recreation Area
Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Macbride Nature Recreation Area near Twin View Heights, IA. The route passes Lake Macbride before reaching Coralville Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 256 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 716–821 ft
Out & Back · Macbride Nature Recreation Area
Trailhead: Field Campus Trail · 41.79020, -91.55669
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 99% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Field Campus Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Macbride.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Falcon Lane Northeast, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Coralville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Falcon Lane Northeast, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Field Campus Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 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 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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