Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Sunny Slopes, IN. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 801 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13605, -86.51736
Nearest town Sunny Slopes, IN

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 686–800 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.13605, -86.51736

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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