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.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 761 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Iowa River Corridor Trail 41.65390, -91.54025
Nearest town Iowa City, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Highway 1 Trail, heading S.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 1 Trail, heading SE.
  30. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

68% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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.

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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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