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McFarland Park

McFarland Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min

McFarland Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in McFarland Park near Bloomington, IA. The route reaches McFarland Lake. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,020 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09286, -93.57114
Nearest town Bloomington, IA
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McFarland Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min

Elevation 917–1,020 ft

Out & Back · McFarland Park

Trailhead: 42.09286, -93.57114

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass McFarland Lake.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miReach McFarland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 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/mcfarland-lake-out-back

Trail surface

78% dirt20% paved2% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bloomington, Iowa