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Valley View Park

Knolls Greenway Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Knolls Greenway Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Valley View Park near Campbell, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,020 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56770, -93.82694
Nearest town Campbell, IA
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Knolls Greenway Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 949–1,019 ft

Out & Back · Valley View Park

Trailhead: 41.56770, -93.82694

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Knolls Greenway Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 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-bb48

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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