Clear Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Clear Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Switchyard Park near Broadview, IN. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Clear Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 700–800 ft
Out & Back · Switchyard Park
Trailhead: 39.15239, -86.53594
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:34 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Wilson St stop 248 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto B-Line Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rogers St & Wilson St stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- D'Angelo's Pond via B-Line Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 249 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Broadview, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Broadview, Indiana