Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 801 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14618, -86.52667
Nearest town Broadview, IN

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 686–800 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.14618, -86.52667

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

Transit-accessible: stop 366 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 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

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 366 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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