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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Clear Creek Trail is an 11.9-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 mi659 – 807 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71636, -91.67528
Nearest town Tiffin, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 658–806 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.71636, -91.67528

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:06 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. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miBear right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 450 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-19-km-17da

Trail surface

47% paved20% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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