Bob Layton Trail & Walnut Trace Park Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Bob Layton Trail & Walnut Trace Park Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 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
5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 895–1,014 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.65296, -93.85423
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 32% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bob Layton Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Walnut Trace Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Little Walnut Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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