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Water Works Park

Great Western Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Great Western Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Millman, IA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 968 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54145, -93.70252
Nearest town Millman, IA
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Great Western Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 804–968 ft

Out & Back · Water Works Park

Trailhead: 41.54145, -93.70252

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
  4. 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.3 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-trail-out-back-20-km-948e

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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