Muddy Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 724–812 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72310, -91.60485
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: SSB stop 579 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SSB stop 579 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail–Mormon Handcart Trail, 4 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Liberty Centre Pond & North Liberty Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- North Ridge Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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