Muddy Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 690–812 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Auburn Hills Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
Weather
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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Lake–Liberty Centre Pond, 3 lakes 10.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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