Walnut Creek Regional Park

Bob Layton Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Bob Layton Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 991 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63268, -93.80868
Nearest town Campbell, IA

Directions

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Bob Layton Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 886–992 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 41.63268, -93.80868

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

20% paved80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route