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Peninsula Park

Iowa River Corridor Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 742 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66101, -91.55056
Nearest town University Heights, IA
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Iowa River Corridor Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.66101, -91.55056

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawkins Drive - UI Center for Disabilities, Dental College stop 6 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  20. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Trail, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  48. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  52. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  53. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  54. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  55. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  57. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  58. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  59. 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-15-km-e679

Trail surface

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkins Drive - UI Center for Disabilities, Dental College stop 6 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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