Walnut Trace Park Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Walnut Trace Park Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Walnut Creek Regional Park near Midwest Country Estates, IA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Walnut Trace Park Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 901–967 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 41.63811, -93.84727
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Walnut Trace Park Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bob Layton Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Bob Layton Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Bob Layton Trail 15 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Long Meadow Drive Greenbelt via Bob Layton Trail 16 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Walnut Trace Park Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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