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Water Works Park

Lime Basin & Bill Riley Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Lime Basin & Bill Riley Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Valley Junction, IA. The route passes Lime Basin before reaching Lime Basin at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 830 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bill Riley Trail 41.57614, -93.68336
Nearest town Valley Junction, IA
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Lime Basin & Bill Riley Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 793–829 ft

Out & Back · Water Works Park

Trailhead: Bill Riley Trail · 41.57614, -93.68336

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 89% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bill Riley Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hillside Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Bill Riley Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miPass Lime Basin.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach Lime Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 2 miBear left onto Rollercoaster Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hillside Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/lime-basin-lime-basin-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

62% dirt38% paved

Weather

Light rainTemperature 67°F61°
Precip89%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 28% rain1 AM: 67% rain2 AM: 89% rain3 AM: 79% rain4 AM: 46% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 13% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 44%
Tue 58°53° 18%
Wed 67°47°
Thu 58°54°
Fri 59°57° 23%
Sat 74°59° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 2 min before dark.

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