Bob Layton Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Bob Layton Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bob Layton Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 876–931 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.61672, -93.80552
Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 37% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sheridan Avenue, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sheridan Avenue, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Sheridan Avenue 12.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Little Walnut Creek Trail via Bob Layton Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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