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Walnut Creek Regional Park

Bob Layton Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 350 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 350 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,004 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66744, -93.75119
Nearest town Grimes, IA
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Bob Layton Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 886–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 41.66744, -93.75119

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Walnut Creek Regional Park Access Road, heading NW.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 350 ftReach Bob Layton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  46. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  53. 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-6baa

Trail surface

21% paved79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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