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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 787 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69591, -91.61373
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 658–786 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.69591, -91.61373

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Commerce Dr & Commercial Park stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clear-creek-trail-out-back-16-km-0d3d

Trail surface

54% paved23% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Commerce Dr & Commercial Park stop 85 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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