Saylorville Lake Project

Lake Loop & Low Line

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Lake Loop & Low Line is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Lovington, IA. 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 mi797 – 837 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65707, -93.69749
Nearest town Lovington, IA

Directions

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Lake Loop & Low Line

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 796–836 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.65707, -93.69749

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

Transit-accessible: stop 82 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  14. 100 ftSharp left onto Low Line, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Low Line, heading N.
  17. 100 ftReach Low Line, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Lake Loop, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sycamore Trail, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Lake Loop, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftBear left onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt35% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 82 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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