Pride Lake & Cody Lake
7.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Pride Lake & Cody Lake is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Scott County Park near Park View, IA. The route passes Cody Lake before reaching Pride Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 374 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pride Lake & Cody Lake
7.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 654–783 ft
Out & Back · Scott County Park
Trailhead: 41.69900, -90.52103
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Cody Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Pride Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Pride Lake 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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