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Waterford Park

Walnut Trace Park Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Walnut Trace Park Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Waterford Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,027 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62216, -93.84899
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA
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Walnut Trace Park Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 901–1,028 ft

Out & Back · Waterford Park

Trailhead: 41.62216, -93.84899

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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-trace-park-trail-out-back-10-km-f632

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:18 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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