Bob Layton Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Bob Layton Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It climbs 355 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bob Layton Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 886–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.63738, -93.84914
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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 7.5 mi in (~186 min). Leave by 3:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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