AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Leonard Springs, IN. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 804 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13677, -86.56813
Nearest town Leonard Springs, IN
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Clear Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 670–803 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.13677, -86.56813

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:33 AM · sunset 7:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 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-8-km-7ae8

Trail surface

77% paved23% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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