Bob Layton Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Bob Layton Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bob Layton Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 886–990 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.62971, -93.78231
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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