Clear Creek Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Leonard Springs, IN. It is mostly level, with 166 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
4.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 700–800 ft
Out & Back · Switchyard Park
Trailhead: 39.13641, -86.56126
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 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 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Clear Creek Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clear Creek Trail Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Clear Creek Trail Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Clear Creek Trail Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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