Scott-Beech
3.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Scott-Beech is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scott-Beech
3.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 686–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.64369, -91.50847
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Lower Muscatine Ave @ Iowa City Maketplace stop 36 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Scott-Beech, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lower Muscatine Ave @ Iowa City Maketplace stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 494 ft
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