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Clear Creek Greenbelt

Woodpecker Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Woodpecker Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Greenbelt near Vernon, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 686 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 645–686 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Greenbelt

Trailhead: North Ridge Trail · 41.68863, -91.60341

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

No dogs on part of this route · 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. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miReach Woodpecker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 1.2 miBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto Clear Creek Trail, heading W.
  27. 500 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading NW.
  28. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodpecker-trail-woodpecker-trail-out-back-8-km-8c5e

Trail surface

63% dirt20% paved9% grass3% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: 10th St & 25th Ave stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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