Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Sycamore Greenway Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Iowa City, IA. It climbs 353 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 625–750 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.64481, -91.49400
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Wayne Ave @ Dover St stop 294 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn 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 W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Highway 1 Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 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 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Wayne Ave @ Dover St stop 294 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 467 ft
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