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Peninsula Park

Iowa River Corridor Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 742 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66008, -91.55003
Nearest town University Heights, IA
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Iowa River Corridor Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.66008, -91.55003

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

Transit-accessible: Hawkins Drive - UI Main Hospital, Kinnick Stadium stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 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 E.
  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. 100 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 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  31. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  45. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Trail, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  53. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  55. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  57. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  58. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  59. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  60. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  62. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  63. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  64. 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-16-km-4f32

Trail surface

40% paved8% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkins Drive - UI Main Hospital, Kinnick Stadium stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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