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Saylorville Lake Project

Owl Trail–Sycamore Trail, 4 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Owl Trail–Sycamore Trail, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Lovington, IA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 830 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trestle to Trestle Trail 41.62962, -93.65073
Nearest town Lovington, IA
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Owl Trail–Sycamore Trail, 4 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 792–829 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: Trestle to Trestle Trail · 41.62962, -93.65073

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

Transit-accessible: Douglas Ave & MLK Jr Pkwy stop 222 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miReach Trestle to Trestle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  26. 1.9 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  27. 500 ftBear right onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  28. 1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 250 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/owl-trail-sycamore-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt38% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Douglas Ave & MLK Jr Pkwy stop 222 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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