Clear Creek Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Ridgemede, 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
4.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 686–800 ft
Out & Back · Switchyard Park
Trailhead: 39.13614, -86.51257
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 453 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 453 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bloomington Rail Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Bloomington Rail Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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