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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Woodpecker Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Woodpecker Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 686 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail 41.68863, -91.60341
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Woodpecker Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 652–686 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail · 41.68863, -91.60341

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  25. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading N.
  34. 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/woodpecker-trail-out-back-3-km-47ca

Trail surface

50% dirt44% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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