Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Sycamore Greenway Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It climbs 273 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.62035, -91.50147
Weather Sep 22: Rain, high 64°F / low 54° · precip 43% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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