Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Saddlebrook Marsh near Iowa City, IA. The route reaches Lake Calvin at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 644–679 ft
Out & Back · Saddlebrook Marsh
Trailhead: 41.63113, -91.52911
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Iowa River Trail @ S Gilbert St stop 25 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Lake Calvin.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Lake Calvin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Iowa River Trail @ S Gilbert St stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Highway 1 Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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