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Brushy Creek State Preserve

Brushy Creek–Clay Hill Trail, 5 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Brushy Creek–Clay Hill Trail, 5 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Brushy Creek State Preserve near Homer, IA. The route reaches Brushy Creek. It climbs 351 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi958 – 1,096 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38777, -93.97304
Nearest town Homer, IA
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Brushy Creek–Clay Hill Trail, 5 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 959–1,095 ft

Out & Back · Brushy Creek State Preserve

Trailhead: 42.38777, -93.97304

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Brushy Creek.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lake Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clay Hill Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miSharp left onto Shortcut Hill, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Preserve Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Meadow Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brushy-creek-clay-hill-trail-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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