Switchyard Park

Clear Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Clear Creek Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 820 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14246, -86.55091
Nearest town Broadview, IN

Directions

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Clear Creek Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 670–820 ft

Out & Back · Switchyard Park

Trailhead: 39.14246, -86.55091

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

Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 358 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% paved22% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:33 AMSunset 7:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Countryview Apts & Providence Place Apts stop 358 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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