Sycamore Greenway Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Greenway near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sycamore Greenway Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 648–691 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Greenway
Trailhead: 41.63113, -91.52911
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 60° · precip 97% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Iowa River Trail @ S Gilbert St stop 25 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Iowa River Trail @ S Gilbert St stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Highway 1 Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lake Calvin via Sycamore Greenway Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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