Clear Creek Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 7.9-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 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71636, -91.67528
Nearest town Tiffin, IA
Directions
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Clear Creek Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 663–806 ft
Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.71636, -91.67528
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue 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.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% paved47% 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.
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Timber Ridge Trail 5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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