Walnut Creek Trail & Waveland Trail
7 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Walnut Creek Trail & Waveland Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Clive, IA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walnut Creek Trail & Waveland Trail
7 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 810–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.60015, -93.72255
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & #7675 stop 86 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colby Woods Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Waveland Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miReach Walnut Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Walnut Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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 ftContinue straight onto Clive Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & #7675 stop 86 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clive Greenbelt Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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