Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Willow Creek Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Willow Creek Trail is an 8.2-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
8.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.63113, -91.52911
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
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 SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 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.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 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 2.8 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Iowa River Trail @ S Gilbert St stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highway 1 Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Willow Creek Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 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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