Great Western Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Great Western Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Orilla, IA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Western Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 804–968 ft
Out & Back · Water Works Park
Trailhead: 41.52657, -93.72136
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
- 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
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- Great Western Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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