Lake Colechester via Highway 28 Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Lake Colechester via Highway 28 Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Orilla, IA. The route reaches Lake Colechester. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Colechester via Highway 28 Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 850–967 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.51455, -93.72820
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.9 miPass Lake Colechester.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Highway 28 Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Colonial Parkway Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lake Colechester, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highway 28 Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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