AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Walnut Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Walnut Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Windsor Heights, 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 mi810 – 830 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59655, -93.71609
Nearest town Windsor Heights, IA
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Walnut Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 810–831 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.59655, -93.71609

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

Transit-accessible: 73rd St & Walmart stop 214 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Waveland Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 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/walnut-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-0f2b

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 73rd St & Walmart stop 214 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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