Highway 1 Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Highway 1 Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Highway 1 Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 664–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Highway 1 Trail · 41.64746, -91.54789
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 1 West @ Miller Ave stop 102 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highway 1 Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Highway 1 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 1 West @ Miller Ave stop 102 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Highway 1 Trail Trailhead
- Highway 1 Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Highway 1 Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Highway 1 Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Sand Lake–Ralston Creek, 3 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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