J11 Mountain Bike Trail & Walnut Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Denman Woods near Clive, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi807 – 833 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60095, -93.71772
Nearest town Clive, IA
Directions
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J11 Mountain Bike Trail & Walnut Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 807–833 ft
Out & Back · Denman Woods
Trailhead: 41.60095, -93.71772
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 73rd St stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Walnut Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto J11 Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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
79% paved3% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 73rd St stop 146 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Levee Trail & Walnut Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Colby Woods Trail & Walnut Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Walnut Creek Trail & Waveland Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Clive Greenbelt Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Clive Greenbelt Trail 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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