Neal Smith Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Neal Smith Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Camp Dodge, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 878–950 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: Neal Smith Trail · 41.72450, -93.67231
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Neal Smith Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Neal Smith Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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