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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail & North Ridge Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Clear Creek Trail & North Ridge Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 814 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72318, -91.60756
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Clear Creek Trail & North Ridge Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 658–815 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.72318, -91.60756

Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 21% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: SSB stop 700 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 2.5 miReach North Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 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-north-ridge-trail-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

71% paved3% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 60°F56°
Precip21%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity88%
Rained 4.2″ yesterday (5.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Tue 60°53° 55%
Wed 69°49°
Thu 61°53°
Fri 69°56°
Sat 60°56° 38%
Sun 74°57° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SSB stop 700 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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