Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Willow Creek Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Willow Creek Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.62587, -91.51179
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: McCollister Blvd @ S Gilbert St stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McCollister Blvd @ S Gilbert St stop 47 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willow Creek Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Highway 1 Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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