AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 54 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 801 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bloomington Rail Trail 39.13590, -86.53519
Nearest town Broadview, IN
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Clear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 54 min

Elevation 696–800 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: Bloomington Rail Trail · 39.13590, -86.53519

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Graham Dr & Rogers St stop 535 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 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-4-km-2dc3

Trail surface

98% paved1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Graham Dr & Rogers St stop 535 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Broadview, Indiana