Greenbelt Park

Clive Greenbelt Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Clive Greenbelt Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Park near Windsor Heights, IA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 932 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60020, -93.70508
Nearest town Windsor Heights, IA

Directions

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Clive Greenbelt Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 815–931 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Park

Trailhead: 41.60020, -93.70508

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave & 63rd St stop 70 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftReach Clive Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave & 63rd St stop 70 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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