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Iowa River Corridor Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Iowa River Corridor Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in City Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 742 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67257, -91.55850
Nearest town University Heights, IA
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Iowa River Corridor Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 638–741 ft

Out & Back · City Park

Trailhead: 41.67257, -91.55850

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 439 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading W.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto City Park Roads, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto City Park Roads, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto City Park Roads, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Iowa River Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto City Park Roads, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Iowa River Trail, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftBear left onto City Park Roads, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Iowa River Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto City Park Roads, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Iowa River Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto City Park Roads, heading E.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto City Park Roads, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading E.
  26. 450 ftTurn right onto Iowa River Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading N.
  31. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 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-8-km-6fd8

Trail surface

46% paved54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 439 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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