Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Greenway near Breckenridge Estates, IA. The route reaches Lake Calvin at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 644–760 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Greenway
Trailhead: 41.65186, -91.48067
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 98% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: American Legion Rd @ Scott Blvd stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Lake Calvin.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Lake Calvin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: American Legion Rd @ Scott Blvd stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 490 ft
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- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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