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Carney Park

Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail

15 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Carney Park near Orilla, IA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 974 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49936, -93.73834
Nearest town Orilla, IA
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Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail

15 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 799–974 ft

Out & Back · Carney Park

Trailhead: 41.49936, -93.73834

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
  3. 6.2 miContinue straight onto Great Western Connector, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miReach Great Western Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading SW.
  6. 6.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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/great-western-connector-out-back

Trail surface

80% paved14% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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