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Walnut Creek Regional Park

Walnut Trace Park Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Walnut Trace Park Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 968 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63715, -93.84406
Nearest town Midwest Country Estates, IA
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Walnut Trace Park Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 901–967 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 41.63715, -93.84406

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 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-8-km-4519

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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