Walnut Creek Regional Park

Bob Layton Trail

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Bob Layton Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,011 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64414, -93.79464
Nearest town Campbell, IA

Directions

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Bob Layton Trail

4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 892–1,012 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 41.64414, -93.79464

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftSharp right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 1.6 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

76% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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