Sycamore Greenway Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 162 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
5.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 686–760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.65698, -91.48123
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Court St & Peterson St stop 157 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 W.
- 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 E.
- 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.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Court St & Peterson St stop 157 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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