Sycamore Greenway Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Greenway near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 193 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
8.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 664–760 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Greenway
Trailhead: 41.62984, -91.48321
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: ACT stop 78 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: ACT stop 78 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Scott-Beech 3.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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