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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Woodpecker Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Woodpecker Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Oakdale, IA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 787 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70025, -91.60558
Nearest town Oakdale, IA
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Woodpecker Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 652–788 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.70025, -91.60558

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & North Coral St - Hope House stop 199 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  22. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 450 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  33. 150 ftBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  40. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  46. 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-7-km-dba1

Trail surface

53% paved16% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Holiday Rd & North Coral St - Hope House stop 199 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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