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A crushed rock trail following the north shore of Lake MacBride brings hikers from Solon to the park


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5.0

Miles

8.0

KM

Point to Point

839' 256 m

High

717' 219 m

Low

259' 79 m

Up

165' 50 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

13%

Max Grade (7°)

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Lake · Spring · Swimming · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

This is a mostly flat, crushed rock trail that meanders along the shore of Lake MacBride from Solon to Lake MacBride State Park. Between the scenery and the forgiving nature of the trail, it's a great route to get some forgiving miles with an out and back logging a little over 9.5. It's also a great start to something longer, as you can connect almost directly to the start of the North Snowmobile Trail in Lake MacBride State Park, which runs almost to the spillway where you have access to all of the trails on that side of the park as well as the MacBride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA).

Flora & Fauna

There's a lot to see along the lake including waterfowl, raptors and song birds of all kinds, turtles, mink, deer, etc.

Contacts

Land Manager: Iowa DNR

Shared By:

chris kilgore

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North Shore Trail.
Jun 26, 2016 near Solon, IA
Footbridge on the North Shore Trail.
Jun 26, 2016 near Solon, IA
Footbridge on the North Shore Trail over Mill Creek which pours into Lake MacBride.
Jun 26, 2016 near Solon, IA
Just so you don't forget your in Iowa, there's a little bit of this kind of scenery on the North Shore Trail also.
Jun 26, 2016 near Solon, IA
North Shore Trail near Solon.
Jun 26, 2016 near Solon, IA
North Shore Trail along Lake MacBride.
Jun 26, 2016 near Solon, IA

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