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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 787 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70025, -91.60558
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 658–788 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.70025, -91.60558

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & North Coral St - Hope House stop 199 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 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-out-back-10-km-3706

Trail surface

72% paved6% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & North Coral St - Hope House stop 199 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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