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Saylorville Lake Project

Low Line & Top Shelf

7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Low Line & Top Shelf is a 7-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Lovington, 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.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 830 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trestle to Trestle Trail 41.64671, -93.67377
Nearest town Lovington, IA
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Low Line & Top Shelf

7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 794–829 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: Trestle to Trestle Trail · 41.64671, -93.67377

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miReach Top Shelf, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miArrive 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/low-line-top-shelf-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt22% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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