Lime Basin & Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Lime Basin & Great Western Connector via Great Western Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Orilla, IA. The route passes Lime Basin before reaching Lime Basin at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. 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
15.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 788–974 ft
Out & Back · Water Works Park
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.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
- 5.2 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.
- 0.3 miPass Lime Basin.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Lime Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Great Western Connector, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading SW.
- 5.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Great Western Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Great Western Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Lake Colechester via Highway 28 Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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