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Saylorville Lake Project

Neal Smith Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Neal Smith Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Lovington, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 814 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64946, -93.65382
Nearest town Lovington, IA
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Neal Smith Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 795–815 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.64946, -93.65382

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 59°F / low 56° · precip 23% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Neal Smith Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Low Line, heading S.
  5. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading E.
  8. 2.9 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/neal-smith-trail-out-back-10-km-6086

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 59°F56°
Precip23%Wind8 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 65°54°
Thu 66°54° 21%
Fri 62°59° 37%
Sat 69°59° 62%
Sun 71°58° 27%
Mon 72°60° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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