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Saylorville Lake Project

Fisher Lake via Neal Smith Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Fisher Lake via Neal Smith Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Johnston, IA. The route reaches Fisher Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 814 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68005, -93.66689
Nearest town Johnston, IA
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Fisher Lake via Neal Smith Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 805–812 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.68005, -93.66689

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Neal Smith Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Fisher Lake.
  6. 0.2 miReach Fisher Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 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/fisher-lake-out-back-4-km-28d5

Trail surface

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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