Sycamore Greenway Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Greenway near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 660–760 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Greenway
Trailhead: 41.62035, -91.50147
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 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 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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