Lime Basin & Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Lime Basin & Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Millman, IA. The route reaches Lime Basin at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lime Basin & Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 5 hr 22 min
Elevation 788–968 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Connector, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Lime Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Great Western Connector, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading SW.
- 4.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Great Western Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Great Western Trail 12.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Great Western Trail 12 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Great Western Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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