AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coralville Youth Sports Park

Muddy Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min

Muddy Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 810 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71798, -91.59360
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Muddy Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min

Elevation 724–812 ft

Out & Back · Coralville Youth Sports Park

Trailhead: 41.71798, -91.59360

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 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/muddy-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-6d9c

Trail surface

8% paved92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Oakdale, Iowa