Muddy Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Coralville Youth Sports Park near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 690–812 ft
Out & Back · Coralville Youth Sports Park
Trailhead: 41.72043, -91.59703
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Front St & Vandello Dr stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn 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 SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Front St & Vandello Dr stop 547 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Creekside Intermediate MTB Flow Trail & North Ridge Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Youth Sports Park Pond via Muddy Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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