Macbride Nature Recreation Area
Lake Macbride–Falcon View Trail, 3 sights
1 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 22 min
Lake Macbride–Falcon View Trail, 3 sights is a 1-mile out-and-back in Macbride Nature Recreation Area near Twin View Heights, IA. The route reaches Lake Macbride. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Macbride–Falcon View Trail, 3 sights
1 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 22 min
Elevation 709–812 ft
Out & Back · Macbride Nature Recreation Area
Trailhead: Raptor Ridge Road Northeast · 41.78746, -91.56890
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Macbride.
- 100 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Falcon View Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Barred Owl Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Raptor Ridge Road Northeast Trailhead
- Coralville Lake–Lake Macbride, 4 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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