Iowa trails · Sugar Bottom Trails
Sugar Bottom Trails
A 11.6-mile out-and-back in Iowa, with 77 ft of climbing. Managed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 378 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Sugar Bottom Trails junction. About 31 min drive (13 mi) from Iowa City. 41.76532, -91.55458 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:58 p.m. — 2 h 28 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Cedar River Trail — 11.5 mi
- Beverly Park Mountain Bike Trail — 14.4 mi
- Pleasant Creek Multi-Use — 28.3 mi