AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Peninsula Park

Clear Creek Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 735 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67599, -91.56092
Nearest town Coralville, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 642–734 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.67599, -91.56092

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 368 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clear-creek-trail-out-back-12-km-b78c

Trail surface

27% paved6% grass3% dirt1% boardwalk63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 368 m from the trailhead

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