Sycamore Greenway Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Sycamore Greenway Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Sycamore Greenway near Breckenridge Estates, 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
5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 660–750 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore Greenway
Trailhead: 41.62035, -91.50147
Weather Sep 22: Rain, high 64°F / low 54° · precip 43% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 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 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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