Bob Layton Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Bob Layton Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Grimes, IA. It climbs 378 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi886 – 1,004 ft14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66551, -93.75153
Nearest town Grimes, IA
Directions
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Bob Layton Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 886–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.66551, -93.75153
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
19% paved81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 11 min before dark.
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