Lake Trail & Meadow Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Lake Trail & Meadow Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Homer, IA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Trail & Meadow Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 957–1,098 ft
Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve
Trailhead: 42.37574, -93.97254
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 3.6 miReach Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Bridge Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Lake Trail & Meadow Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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