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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 787 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69715, -91.60443
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 658–786 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.69715, -91.60443

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

Transit-accessible: Corridor Way stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  16. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  19. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 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-9322

Trail surface

71% paved8% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Corridor Way stop 145 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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