Sycamore Greenway Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 217 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
8.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 657–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.63495, -91.48286
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Heinz Rd & Scott Blvd stop 169 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Heinz Rd & Scott Blvd stop 169 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Scott-Beech 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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