Lake Trail & Meadow Trail via Preserve Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Lake Trail & Meadow Trail via Preserve Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Homer, IA. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Trail & Meadow Trail via Preserve Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 959–1,091 ft
Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve
Trailhead: Hackberry Trail · 42.36892, -93.98338
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hackberry Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Clay Hill Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Shortcut Hill, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Preserve Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Preserve Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Shortcut Hill, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Clay Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Hackberry Trail, heading SE.
- 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 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hackberry Trail Trailhead
- Lake Trail & Preserve Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Bridge Trail via Clay Hill Trail 2 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Brushy Creek–Meadow Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Clay Hill Trail–Lake Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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