Highway 1 Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Highway 1 Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near University Heights, IA. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 761 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highway 1 Trail 41.64746, -91.54789
Nearest town University Heights, IA

Directions

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Highway 1 Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 651–760 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highway 1 Trail · 41.64746, -91.54789

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 1 West @ Miller Ave stop 102 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highway 1 Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 1 Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.4 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

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 1 West @ Miller Ave stop 102 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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