AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Geode State Park

Lake Geode via Lake Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Lake Geode via Lake Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Geode State Park near Lowell, IA. The route reaches Lake Geode. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 702 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.83377, -91.38685
Nearest town Lowell, IA
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Lake Geode via Lake Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 595–703 ft

Out & Back · Geode State Park

Trailhead: 40.83377, -91.38685

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miPass Lake Geode.
  4. 1.1 miReach Lake Geode, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 50 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/lake-geode-lake-geode-out-back-9-km-4a98

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Hikes near Lowell, Iowa