Bob Layton Trail & Walnut Trace Park Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Bob Layton Trail & Walnut Trace Park Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bob Layton Trail & Walnut Trace Park Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 886–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.64197, -93.76091
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Walnut Creek Regional Park Access Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Bob Layton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Walnut Creek Regional Park Access Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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