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Clear Creek Trail–Creekside Intermediate MTB Flow Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Clear Creek Trail–Creekside Intermediate MTB Flow Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 761 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67659, -91.58177
Nearest town Coralville, IA
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Clear Creek Trail–Creekside Intermediate MTB Flow Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 652–760 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.67659, -91.58177

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: 5th St & 12th Ave - Library stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  21. 400 ftBear right onto Creekside Intermediate MTB Flow Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Creekside MTB Flow Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Creekside MTB Climbing Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 300 ftReach Clear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Creekside MTB Flow Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Creekside Intermediate MTB Flow Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  36. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  39. 500 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  45. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  47. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  48. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  49. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  50. 450 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  54. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clear-creek-trail-creekside-intermediate-mtb-flow-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km-664e

Trail surface

50% paved44% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 5th St & 12th Ave - Library stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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