Muddy Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Muddy Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muddy Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 690–812 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72318, -91.60756
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: SSB stop 700 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Auburn Hills Trail, heading E.
- 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.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SSB stop 700 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Iowa River Corridor Trail–North Ridge Trail, 3 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Clear Creek Trail & North Ridge Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Muddy Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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