Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Macbride State Park near Twin View Heights, IA. The route passes Lake Macbride before reaching Coralville Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 716–822 ft
Out & Back · Lake Macbride State Park
Trailhead: Anglers Point Road Northeast · 41.79136, -91.55193
Weather Sep 22: Light rain, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 48% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lake Macbride.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Field Campus Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Falcon Lane Northeast, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue 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.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vulture Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Coralville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 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 E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 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 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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