Peninsula Park

Iowa River Corridor Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 742 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67424, -91.58078
Nearest town Coralville, IA

Directions

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Iowa River Corridor Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.67424, -91.58078

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: 5th St & 12th Ave - West Music stop 248 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
  42. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  43. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  50. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  51. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  52. 0.2 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

47% paved53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 5th St & 12th Ave - West Music stop 248 m from the trailhead

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