Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Willow Creek Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Willow Creek Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area near Iowa City, IA. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Creek Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 625–760 ft
Out & Back · Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.64938, -91.51556
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Kirkwood Ave @ Franklin St stop 4 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Willow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kirkwood Ave @ Franklin St stop 4 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Sycamore Greenway Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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