Great Western Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Great Western Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Orilla, IA. It is mostly level, with 169 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
10.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 804–974 ft
Out & Back · Water Works Park
Trailhead: 41.51455, -93.72820
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
- 5.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Great Western Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Lime Basin & Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Lake Colechester via Highway 28 Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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