AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Water Works Park

Bill Riley Trail

4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bill Riley Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Millman, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 830 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57451, -93.65951
Nearest town Millman, IA
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Bill Riley Trail

4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 794–829 ft

Out & Back · Water Works Park

Trailhead: 41.57451, -93.65951

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bill Riley Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hillside Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bill-riley-trail-out-back-6-km-f6ae

Trail surface

57% paved27% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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