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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 804 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70284, -91.60297
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 645–804 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.70284, -91.60297

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

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Old Hospital Rd South stop 395 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 500 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 300 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 300 ftTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  32. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  33. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  37. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  39. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  40. 500 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  42. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  44. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  46. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  49. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 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-abaa

Trail surface

53% paved12% dirt5% grass1% boardwalk29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Old Hospital Rd South stop 395 m from the trailhead

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