Lake Macbride State Park

Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 lakes

3.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Macbride State Park near Twin View Heights, IA. The route passes Coralville Lake, Lake Macbride and Lake Macbride State Park Beach before reaching Lake Macbride State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 827 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Raptor Ridge Road Northeast 41.78746, -91.56890
Nearest town Twin View Heights, IA

Directions

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Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 lakes

3.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 695–828 ft

Out & Back · Lake Macbride State Park

Trailhead: Raptor Ridge Road Northeast · 41.78746, -91.56890

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 59° · precip 99% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Lakeshore Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Field Campus Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Coralville Lake.
  6. 0.2 miPass Lake Macbride.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beach to Dam Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miPass Lake Macbride State Park Beach.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miPass Lake Macbride State Park Beach.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftReach Coralville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Field Campus Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Eagle Lakeshore Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading S.
  20. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

58% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F59°
Precip99%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity88%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 48% rain1 AM: 79% rain2 AM: 98% rain3 AM: 99% rain4 AM: 87% rain5 AM: 86% rain6 AM: 70% rain7 AM: 69% rain8 AM: 61% rain9 AM: 33% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon 60°55° 29%
Tue 60°49° 33%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 68°51°
Fri 67°56°
Sat 68°56° 16%

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 7:26 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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