Walnut Creek Regional Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,004 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64197, -93.76091
Nearest town Campbell, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Walnut Creek Regional Park Access Road, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading N.
  26. 350 ftReach Bob Layton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Walnut Creek Regional Park Access Road, heading E.
  31. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bob Layton Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  49. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% paved85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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