Scott County Park

Pride Lake

2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min

Pride Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back in Scott County Park near Park View, IA. The route reaches Pride Lake. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 784 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69900, -90.52103
Nearest town Park View, IA

Directions

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Pride Lake

2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min

Elevation 703–783 ft

Out & Back · Scott County Park

Trailhead: 41.69900, -90.52103

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Pride Lake.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

91% dirt2% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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