Clear Creek Trail
13 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 13-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 – 791 ft14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71688, -91.64925
Nearest town Tiffin, IA
Directions
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Clear Creek Trail
13 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 658–792 ft
Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.71688, -91.64925
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 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 E.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 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
43% paved18% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Timber Ridge Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- University Lake via Timber Ridge Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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