Greenbelt Park

Clive Greenbelt Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Clive Greenbelt Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Park near Clive, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 866 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61366, -93.72513
Nearest town Clive, IA

Directions

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Clive Greenbelt Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 815–865 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Park

Trailhead: 41.61366, -93.72513

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: 73rd St & Walmart stop 273 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftReach Clive Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading SE.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 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

74% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 73rd St & Walmart stop 273 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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