Low Line & Top Shelf
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Low Line & Top Shelf is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Johnston, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Low Line & Top Shelf
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 799–815 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: 41.66741, -93.67761
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Low Line, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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