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Peninsula Park

Iowa River Corridor Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 742 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65698, -91.54613
Nearest town University Heights, IA
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Iowa River Corridor Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.65698, -91.54613

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

Transit-accessible: UI Family Care stop 105 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  21. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  35. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  44. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftSharp left onto Iowa River Trail, heading NE.
  49. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  50. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  51. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  52. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  53. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  54. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  55. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  56. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  57. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  58. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  59. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  61. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  62. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  63. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  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-17-km-284a

Trail surface

39% paved2% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: UI Family Care stop 105 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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