Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Sycamore Greenway Trail
15 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It climbs 442 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
15 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.65186, -91.48067
Weather Sep 22: Rain, high 61°F / low 53° · precip 46% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: American Legion Rd @ Scott Blvd stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 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.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: American Legion Rd @ Scott Blvd stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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