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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.1-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 – 768 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66919, -91.60382
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 651–769 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.66919, -91.60382

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  19. 500 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  22. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  28. 500 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  34. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  39. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  40. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 300 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 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-96d9

Trail surface

58% paved21% dirt1% boardwalk20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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