Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Sycamore Greenway Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 194 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
7.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 625–744 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.64050, -91.56076
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Sunset St @ Highway 1 Trail stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 3.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sunset St @ Highway 1 Trail stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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