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Peninsula Park

Clear Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Peninsula Park near University Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 679 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67257, -91.55850
Nearest town University Heights, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 642–680 ft

Out & Back · Peninsula Park

Trailhead: 41.67257, -91.55850

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 439 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 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-a7b7

Trail surface

43% paved6% dirt4% grass1% boardwalk46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Walker Circle @ Moses Bloom Ln stop 439 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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