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Saylorville Lake Project

Fisher Lake–Riverview Lake, 3 lakes

14.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Fisher Lake–Riverview Lake, 3 lakes is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Des Moines, IA. The route passes Riverview Lake, Riverview Lake and Fisher Lake. 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 mi791 – 824 ft15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62228, -93.62529
Nearest town Des Moines, IA
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Fisher Lake–Riverview Lake, 3 lakes

14.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 792–824 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.62228, -93.62529

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: 6th Ave & Boston Ave stop 38 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Riverview Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Riverview Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading N.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftPass Riverview Lake.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Neal Smith Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 3.3 miTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miPass Fisher Lake.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftReach Fisher Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.8 miTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading W.
  27. 4.9 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftSharp left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading E.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 350 ftBear left onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading E.
  36. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftArrive 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-17-km-2953

Trail surface

73% paved10% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 6th Ave & Boston Ave stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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