Clear Creek Greenbelt

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 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. 450 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 E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  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. 50 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 NW.
  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 right, heading N.
  37. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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