Lake Macbride & Solon Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Lake Macbride & Solon Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Macbride State Park near Solon, IA. The route reaches Lake Macbride. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Macbride & Solon Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 712–751 ft
Out & Back · Lake Macbride State Park
Trailhead: 41.80711, -91.51053
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Solon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Macbride.
- 2.3 miReach Lake Macbride, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 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 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Macbride & Solon Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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