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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 366 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bloomington Rail Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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