Saylorville Lake Project

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.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 889 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63870, -93.63763
Nearest town Saylorville, IA

Directions

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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

Transit-accessible: Euclid Ave & 16th St stop 262 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 3.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Euclid Ave & 16th St stop 262 m from the trailhead

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