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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 771 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66932, -91.59979
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 651–771 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.66932, -91.59979

Weather Sep 23: Fog, high 66°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 500 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  21. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  24. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  27. 500 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  33. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NE.
  37. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  38. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 300 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 400 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-out-back-10-km-1f6e

Trail surface

56% paved20% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 66°F50°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity86%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (6.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Thu 65°54°
Fri 63°57° 24%
Sat 57°54° 41%
Sun 61°55° 29%
Mon 73°52°
Tue 71°56° 62%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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