Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Sycamore Greenway Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Iowa City, IA. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.64369, -91.50847
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Lower Muscatine Ave @ Iowa City Maketplace stop 36 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lower Muscatine Ave @ Iowa City Maketplace stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.1 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 409 ft
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