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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 689 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail 41.68500, -91.60852
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 658–690 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: Woodpecker Trail · 41.68500, -91.60852

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

Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 555 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto More Cowbell Singletrack Trail, heading W.
  5. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  11. 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-5-km-20b2

Trail surface

82% paved16% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 555 m from the trailhead

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