Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Sycamore Greenway Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Iowa City, IA. It climbs 381 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.64322, -91.51138
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Sycamore Mall stop 31 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.7 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sycamore Mall stop 31 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Scott-Beech 4 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Eagle Tree & Ralston Creek via Iowa River Corridor Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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