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Scott County Park

Pride Lake

5.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Pride Lake is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Scott County Park near Park View, IA. The route reaches Pride Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 778 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71779, -90.51793
Nearest town Park View, IA
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Pride Lake

5.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 652–779 ft

Out & Back · Scott County Park

Trailhead: 41.71779, -90.51793

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 100% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miReach Pride Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miArrive 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/pride-lake-pride-lake-out-back-8-km-8483

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F60°
Precip100%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity87%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 12 AM: 46% rain1 AM: 74% rain2 AM: 93% rain3 AM: 96% rain4 AM: 100% rain5 AM: 98% rain6 AM: 84% rain7 AM: 80% rain8 AM: 75% rain9 AM: 60% rain10 AM: 56% rain11 AM: 38% rain12 PM: 24% rain1 PM: 25% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Mon 60°55° 22%
Tue 61°49° 26%
Wed 67°47°
Thu 67°51°
Fri 68°58°
Sat 67°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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