Muddy Creek Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 685–812 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70909, -91.60257
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Hygenic Lab East stop 205 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Auburn Hills Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hygenic Lab East stop 205 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Muddy Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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