It meanders along the north bank of Walnut Creek for 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Country Club Blvd.
For the next 1.7 miles (2.7 km), the trail travels between 1900 142nd Street (at Lakeview Drive) and Lions Park, which is near Eason Elementary School in Waukee.
Additional links and branches bring the total trail mileage to 11.3 miles (18.2 km).
Additionally, Lions Park at 1700 156th Street in Clive links westward to the Waukee trails system.
[11][12][13][14] East of 73rd Street, the Clive Greenbelt Trail is linked to the Des Moines trail system and Valley Junction in West Des Moines via Walmart and Colby Park in Windsor Heights.