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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 689 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail 41.68863, -91.60341
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 651–691 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail · 41.68863, -91.60341

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

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 300 ftTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  26. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  31. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  33. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  34. 500 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  36. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  40. 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-7-km-2985

Trail surface

54% paved21% grass19% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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