Clear Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near Iowa City, IA. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clear Creek Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 642–741 ft
Out & Back · Peninsula Park
Trailhead: 41.67837, -91.53294
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Mayflower Hall stop 177 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iowa River Corridor Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Mayflower Hall stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Muddy Creek Trail–North Ridge Trail, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Iowa River Corridor Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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