Bill Riley Trail & Walnut Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Bill Riley Trail & Walnut Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Valley Junction, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bill Riley Trail & Walnut Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 788–828 ft
Out & Back · Water Works Park
Trailhead: 41.57547, -93.68894
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Walnut Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- J11 Mountain Bike Trail–Walnut Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Lime Basin & Walnut Creek Trail via Bill Riley Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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