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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Walnut Trace Park Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Bob Layton Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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