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Muddy Creek Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Muddy Creek Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Coralville, IA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 810 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69490, -91.57615
Nearest town Coralville, IA
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Muddy Creek Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 726–812 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69490, -91.57615

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & Westview stop 170 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Muddy Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/muddy-creek-trail-out-back-9-km-8e44

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & Westview stop 170 m from the trailhead

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