Clive Lake & Clive Greenbelt Trail via Heart of the Warrior Trail

7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Clive Lake & Clive Greenbelt Trail via Heart of the Warrior Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Midwest Country Estates, IA. The route reaches Clive Lake at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,053 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60054, -93.86601
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA

Directions

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Clive Lake & Clive Greenbelt Trail via Heart of the Warrior Trail

7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 916–1,054 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.60054, -93.86601

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miReach Clive Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Heart of the Warrior Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 250 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

71% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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