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Walnut Creek Regional Park

Bob Layton Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Bob Layton Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,004 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63715, -93.84406
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA
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Bob Layton Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Elevation 886–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 41.63715, -93.84406

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

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

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bob-layton-trail-out-back-24-km-c266

Trail surface

16% paved84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~182 min). Leave by 3:52 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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