Muddy Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 685–806 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69490, -91.57615
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & Westview stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Auburn Hills Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & Westview stop 170 m from the trailhead
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