Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
Walnut Grove & Tedesco Connector Trail
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Walnut Grove & Tedesco Connector Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor near Kelley, IA. The route reaches Walnut Grove at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walnut Grove & Tedesco Connector Trail
3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 940–1,021 ft
Out & Back · Tedesco Environmental Learning Corridor
Trailhead: 41.97914, -93.65460
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tedesco Connector Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Walnut Grove Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Walnut Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tedesco Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
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