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Saylorville Lake Project

Neal Smith Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min

Neal Smith Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Saylorville, IA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 889 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63870, -93.63763
Nearest town Saylorville, IA
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Neal Smith Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min

Elevation 795–890 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.63870, -93.63763

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Neal Smith Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading S.
  7. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Neal Smith Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.6 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-4-km-c654

Trail surface

44% paved56% 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 7:33 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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