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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 804 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

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

6.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 658–804 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.70284, -91.60297

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 150 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. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 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-e689

Trail surface

68% paved5% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 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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