Neal Smith Trail
10 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Neal Smith Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Saylorville, IA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Neal Smith Trail
10 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 793–890 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: 41.63870, -93.63763
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Low Line, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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