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Iowa River Corridor Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 143 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 41.66283, -91.54835
Nearest town University Heights, IA
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Iowa River Corridor Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.66283, -91.54835

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

Transit-accessible: Hardin Library stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  42. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Trail, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  48. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  55. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  56. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  57. 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-f8d2

Trail surface

43% paved3% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hardin Library stop 20 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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