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Lake MacBride North Shore Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Iowa

Lake MacBride North Shore Trail

Solon, Iowa

8.9 mi

Distance

978 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 4m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Lake MacBride North Shore Trail is an out-and-back trail in Johnson County, Iowa. It is 8.9 miles long. It is in or next to Solon, Iowa.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:217 ft
Max:236 ft
Gain:298 ft
Loss:298 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 217 ft and 236 ft across 8.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.217 ft223 ft230 ft236 ft0.0 mi2.2 mi4.5 mi6.7 mi8.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi222 ft
High point4.5 mi236 ft
End8.9 mi222 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Solon, IA · in or next to town
County:
Johnson County, IA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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