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Water Works Park

Great Western Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Great Western Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Water Works 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 mi804 – 974 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

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

13.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 804–974 ft

Out & Back · Water Works 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. 6.3 miReach Great Western Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 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-26-km

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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