Sycamore Greenway Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Scott Park near Breckenridge Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 137 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
5.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 686–760 ft
Out & Back · Scott Park
Trailhead: 41.65504, -91.47695
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Court St & Court Hill Trail stop 212 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Scott-Beech, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn 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.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 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.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Scott-Beech, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:34 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Court St & Court Hill Trail stop 212 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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