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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 686 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail 41.68500, -91.60852
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 658–685 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail · 41.68500, -91.60852

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 555 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  9. 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-91a1

Trail surface

61% paved39% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 555 m from the trailhead

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