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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, 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.
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
More from this trailhead
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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