Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
Walnut Grove & Tedesco Connector Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Walnut Grove & Tedesco Connector Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor near Ames, IA. The route reaches Walnut Grove. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walnut Grove & Tedesco Connector Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 934–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
Trailhead: 41.99519, -93.63662
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: University Boulevard at Workiva stop 220 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Walnut Grove.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Walnut Grove Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tedesco Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.5 miReach Walnut Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Walnut Grove Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Boulevard at Workiva stop 220 m from the trailhead
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