Highway 1 Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Highway 1 Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Iowa City, IA. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Highway 1 Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 634–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Iowa River Corridor Trail · 41.65390, -91.54025
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Riverside Drive and Myrtle Avenue stop 32 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highway 1 Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 1 Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Riverside Drive and Myrtle Avenue stop 32 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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