Pride Lake & Cody Lake
7.1 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Pride Lake & Cody Lake is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Scott County Park near Park View, IA. The route passes Pride Lake and Cody Lake. It climbs 377 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pride Lake & Cody Lake
7.1 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 654–779 ft
Out & Back · Scott County Park
Trailhead: 41.70532, -90.53021
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pride Lake.
- 0.5 miPass Cody Lake.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Pride Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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