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Page last updated on June 6, 2024 at 12:51 pm

20.8 acres stretching 2.4 miles from Country Club Drive south past Tapp Road to Church Lane, and connecting to the existing Bloomington Rail Trail.

The entire length of the Clear Creek Trail is wheelchair accessible. The Bloomington Rail Trail, which connects to the Clear Creek Trail just north of the 1887 historic bridge, is not accessible.

The Clear Creek Trail will be closed June 26, 2024 at Gordon Pike for the construction of an access trail between Gordon Pike and the trail, in preparation for a new vehicle bridge that will connect Gordon and Fullerton Pikes. The closure is .57 miles south of Rockport Road and .56 miles north of West That Road. 

Graphic showing area where Clear Creek Trail is closed at Gordon Pike June 26, 2024 between Rockport Road and West That Road.
The Clear Creek Trail is closed June 26, 2024 at Rockport Road, about halfway between Rockport Road and West That Road.

History

Clear Creek Trail was acquired in 1997 by 12 separate purchases with the City of Bloomington Utilities. A 'linear park', this trail offers an alternative means of transportation and represents a long-term commitment to connect public facilities by routes that do not require vehicles. Phase I of the Clear Creek Trail between Tapp Road and That Road was opened on May 23, 2001. Phase II from That Road to Church Lane opened on Oct. 30, 2003.

The 150' wrought-iron bridge was moved from its original home in Warren County where it spanned Big Pine Creek since 1887. The bridge was painstakingly restored, then placed over Clear Creek near the Church Lane trailhead on August 1, 2003.