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Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 801 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail Connector 39.12540, -86.55144
Nearest town Broadview, IN
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Clear Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 670–800 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail Connector · 39.12540, -86.55144

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start on Clear Creek Trail Connector, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  13. 400 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-b801

Trail surface

71% paved23% gravel5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:34 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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