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Walnut Creek Regional Park

Bob Layton Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Bob Layton Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Grimes, IA. It climbs 377 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,004 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67270, -93.75638
Nearest town Grimes, IA
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Bob Layton Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 886–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 41.67270, -93.75638

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  48. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  52. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  54. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  56. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bob-layton-trail-out-back-23-km-400c

Trail surface

14% paved86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Grimes, Iowa