Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Clear Creek Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Tiffin, IA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 807 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71636, -91.67528
Nearest town Tiffin, IA

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 663–806 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.71636, -91.67528

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miBear right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% paved1% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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