1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
7. 50 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Trail, heading W.
8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
14. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
16. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
17. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
21. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
23. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
24. 50 ftTurn left onto Melrose Avenue Sidepath, heading W.
25. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
26. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
28. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
30. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
34. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
35. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
36. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
37. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
38. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
40. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
41. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
42. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading NE.
43. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
44. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
46. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
47. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
48. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/iowa-river-corridor-trail-out-back-12-km-48b9