Muddy Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 807 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70542, -91.55828
Nearest town Coralville, IA
Directions
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Muddy Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 680–807 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70542, -91.55828
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
1% paved99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
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