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Greenbelt Park

Clive Greenbelt Trail & Walnut Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Clive Greenbelt Trail & Walnut Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Park near Clive, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 843 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60635, -93.73892
Nearest town Clive, IA
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Clive Greenbelt Trail & Walnut Creek Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 810–842 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Park

Trailhead: 41.60635, -93.73892

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: NW 86th St & Harbach Blvd stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colby Woods Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miReach Clive Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clive-greenbelt-trail-walnut-creek-trail-out-back-7-km-d819

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW 86th St & Harbach Blvd stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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