Sycamore Greenway Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is an 8.4-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.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 686–793 ft
Out & Back · Scott Park
Trailhead: 41.66370, -91.46308
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Ashford Pl & York Pl stop 504 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 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.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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 7:34 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ashford Pl & York Pl stop 504 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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