Neal Smith Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Neal Smith Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Johnston, 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.
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Neal Smith Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 793–824 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: 41.68005, -93.66689
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading SE.
- 4.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fisher Lake–Lake Future, 4 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Inter-Urban Trail via Neal Smith Trail 13 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Lake Ceres via Top Shelf 6.9 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Top Shelf 5.6 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Fisher Lake via Neal Smith Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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