AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 801 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14858, -86.53418
Nearest town Broadview, IN
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Clear Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 700–800 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.14858, -86.53418

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

Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Hillside Dr @ Community Kitchen stop 420 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 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-30b4

Trail surface

92% paved6% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Hillside Dr @ Community Kitchen stop 420 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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