Muddy Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
Elevation 690–807 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70283, -91.58790
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 70°F / low 59° · precip 98% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Oakdale Blvd & 12th Ave stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Auburn Hills Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Oakdale Blvd & 12th Ave stop 166 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Colony Acres & Iowa River Corridor Trail 10 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- University Lake–Clear Creek Trail, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Auburn Hills Trail via Muddy Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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