Court Hill Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Court Hill Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Court Hill Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 692–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.65872, -91.48140
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: N. Scott Blvd @ E Washington St. stop 188 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Court Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Court Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N. Scott Blvd @ E Washington St. stop 188 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Iowa City, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Iowa City, Iowa