Peninsula Park

Woodpecker Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Woodpecker Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 679 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67257, -91.55850
Nearest town University Heights, IA

Directions

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Woodpecker Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 642–680 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.67257, -91.55850

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 439 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

32% paved21% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 439 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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