Lake Macbride & Field Campus Trail via Raptor Ridge Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Lake Macbride & Field Campus Trail via Raptor Ridge Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Macbride State Park near Twin View Heights, IA. The route reaches Lake Macbride. It climbs 265 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Macbride & Field Campus Trail via Raptor Ridge Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 265 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 716–821 ft
Out & Back · Lake Macbride State Park
Trailhead: Raptor Ridge Road Northeast · 41.78490, -91.57231
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Macbride.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Falcon Lane Northeast, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Field Campus Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Macbride, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Anglers Point Road Northeast, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Field Campus Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Falcon Lane Northeast, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 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 SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raptor Ridge Road Northeast, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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