Clear Creek Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Tiffin, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clear Creek Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 663–793 ft
Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.71849, -91.66666
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Timber Ridge Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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