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Water Works Park

Lime Basin & Great Western Connector

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Lime Basin & Great Western Connector is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Water Works Park near Millman, IA. The route passes Lime Basin before reaching Lime Basin at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi787 – 820 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Great Western Trail 41.55661, -93.67708
Nearest town Millman, IA
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Lime Basin & Great Western Connector

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 788–819 ft

Out & Back · Water Works Park

Trailhead: Great Western Trail · 41.55661, -93.67708

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Great Western Connector, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bill Riley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Lime Basin.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftReach Lime Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Great Western Connector, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading SW.
  13. 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-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

43% gravel36% dirt20% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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