Scott Park

Sycamore Greenway Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Sycamore Greenway Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Scott Park near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 794 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66370, -91.46308
Nearest town Breckenridge Estates, IA

Directions

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Sycamore Greenway Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 686–793 ft

Out & Back · Scott Park

Trailhead: 41.66370, -91.46308

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 59° · precip 98% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Ashford Pl & York Pl stop 504 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading E.
  34. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 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.

Trail surface

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F59°
Precip98%Wind13 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 52% rain1 AM: 88% rain2 AM: 97% rain3 AM: 98% rain4 AM: 92% rain5 AM: 90% rain6 AM: 67% rain7 AM: 55% rain8 AM: 60% rain9 AM: 37% rain10 AM: 34% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Mon 61°56° 31%
Tue 61°49° 32%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 68°51°
Fri 67°57°
Sat 67°57° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ashford Pl & York Pl stop 504 m from the trailhead

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