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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Clear Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

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

Elevation

0 mi650 – 689 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail 41.66469, -91.57826
Nearest town Coralville, IA
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Clear Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 651–691 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail · 41.66469, -91.57826

Weather Sep 22: Rain, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 47% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Recreation Fields North stop 30 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  25. 500 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  28. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  33. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 300 ftTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  36. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  37. 0.3 miArrive 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-d30b

Trail surface

60% paved18% grass17% dirt1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F54°
Precip47%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 6.2″ 2 days ago (7.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 31% rain1 AM: 44% rain2 AM: 47% rain3 AM: 40% rain4 AM: 43% rain5 AM: 41% rain6 AM: 38% rain7 AM: 41% rain8 AM: 35% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 12% rain12 PM: 14% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Wed 63°50°
Thu 66°53°
Fri 63°57°
Sat 57°54° 34%
Sun 65°56° 37%
Mon 70°52°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Recreation Fields North stop 30 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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