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Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

Sycamore Greenway Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Iowa City, IA. It climbs 490 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 761 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scott-Beech 41.65324, -91.48117
Nearest town Iowa City, IA
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Sycamore Greenway Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 625–760 ft

Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

Trailhead: Scott-Beech · 41.65324, -91.48117

Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 21% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: American Legion Rd @ Scott Blvd stop 383 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Scott-Beech, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
  25. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading E.
  33. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  44. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  45. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading N.
  49. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sycamore-greenway-trail-out-back-25-km-d0a3

Trail surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 61°F57°
Precip21%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity84%
Rained 4.3″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 6:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Tue 60°54° 48%
Wed 68°50°
Thu 61°53°
Fri 69°56°
Sat 60°56° 37%
Sun 74°58° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: American Legion Rd @ Scott Blvd stop 383 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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