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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.9-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 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail 41.68863, -91.60341
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 658–686 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail · 41.68863, -91.60341

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

Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  21. 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-11-km-8856

Trail surface

62% paved34% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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