Muddy Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 685–807 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70086, -91.58689
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: 12th Ave & North Ridge Dr stop 94 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Auburn Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 12th Ave & North Ridge Dr stop 94 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Auburn Hills Trail via Muddy Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- North Ridge Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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