J11 Mountain Bike Trail–Walnut Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Denman Woods near Valley Junction, IA. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi804 – 974 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57547, -93.68894
Nearest town Valley Junction, IA
Directions
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J11 Mountain Bike Trail–Walnut Creek Trail, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 804–975 ft
Out & Back · Denman Woods
Trailhead: 41.57547, -93.68894
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Waveland Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miReach J11 Mountain Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% paved3% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Bill Riley Trail & Walnut Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lime Basin & Walnut Creek Trail via Bill Riley Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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