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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 804 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

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

7 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 658–804 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.70284, -91.60297

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 59° · precip 97% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

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 right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  19. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  22. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 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-975b

Trail surface

66% paved7% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 70°F59°
Precip97%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 53% rain1 AM: 86% rain2 AM: 97% rain3 AM: 97% rain4 AM: 84% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 65% rain7 AM: 60% rain8 AM: 53% rain9 AM: 40% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon 60°55° 33%
Tue 60°49° 32%
Wed 68°46°
Thu 68°52°
Fri 65°58°
Sat 70°56° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Old Hospital Rd South stop 395 m from the trailhead

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