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Brushy Creek State Preserve

Lake Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Lake Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Brushy, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,086 – 1,099 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40184, -93.99975
Nearest town Brushy, IA
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Lake Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,085–1,098 ft

Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve

Trailhead: 42.40184, -93.99975

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-trail-out-back-6-km-71d0

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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