Clear Creek Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi653 – 768 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66919, -91.60382
Nearest town Vernon, IA
Directions
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Clear Creek Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 653–769 ft
Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt
Trailhead: 41.66919, -91.60382
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 surface
30% paved28% grass42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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