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Iowa River Corridor Trail

8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in City Park near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 742 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67659, -91.58177
Nearest town Coralville, IA
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Iowa River Corridor Trail

8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · City Park

Trailhead: 41.67659, -91.58177

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

Transit-accessible: 5th St & 12th Ave - Library stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto City Park Roads, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto City Park Roads, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto City Park Roads, heading S.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto City Park Roads, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  27. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 100 ftBear left onto City Park Roads, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto City Park Roads, heading S.
  31. 150 ftBear right onto Iowa River Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto City Park Roads, heading W.
  33. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto City Park Roads, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  36. 450 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Trail, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  41. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  46. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  50. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  52. 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-13-km-b234

Trail surface

45% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 5th St & 12th Ave - Library stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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