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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Woodpecker Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Woodpecker Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 673 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67669, -91.59757
Nearest town Vernon, IA
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Woodpecker Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 648–672 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: 41.67669, -91.59757

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: 20th Ave & 5th St stop 718 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftReach Woodpecker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 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/woodpecker-trail-woodpecker-trail-out-back-4-km-78af

Trail surface

95% dirt2% boardwalk1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 20th Ave & 5th St stop 718 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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