AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Walnut Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Walnut Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Clive, IA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 840 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60051, -93.73599
Nearest town Clive, IA
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Walnut Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 810–841 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.60051, -93.73599

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

Transit-accessible: Westown Pkwy & #2101 stop 333 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colby Woods Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miReach Walnut Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Colby Woods Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 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-7-km-6cfb

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Westown Pkwy & #2101 stop 333 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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