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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 771 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66948, -91.60184
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 653–771 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.66948, -91.60184

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  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-6-km-a90a

Trail surface

29% paved27% grass44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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