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Greenbelt Park

Lake Halice & Colby Woods Trail via Clive Greenbelt Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Lake Halice & Colby Woods Trail via Clive Greenbelt Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Greenbelt Park near Clive, IA. The route reaches Lake Halice at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 879 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61126, -93.75442
Nearest town Clive, IA
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Lake Halice & Colby Woods Trail via Clive Greenbelt Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 815–881 ft

Out & Back · Greenbelt Park

Trailhead: 41.61126, -93.75442

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave & 114th St stop 664 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miReach Lake Halice, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftArrive 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/walker-johnston-fishing-pond-out-back

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave & 114th St stop 664 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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