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Valley View Park

Knolls Greenway Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Knolls Greenway Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Valley View Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,020 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57181, -93.82569
Nearest town Campbell, IA
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Knolls Greenway Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 949–1,019 ft

Out & Back · Valley View Park

Trailhead: 41.57181, -93.82569

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/knolls-greenway-trail-out-back-11-km-046b

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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