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Saylorville Lake Project

Owl Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail via Sycamore Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Owl Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail via Sycamore Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Lovington, IA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 889 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62226, -93.66179
Nearest town Lovington, IA
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Owl Trail & Trestle to Trestle Trail via Sycamore Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 791–888 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.62226, -93.66179

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 85% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: 30th St & Euclid Ave stop 675 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach Trestle to Trestle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Owl Trail, heading N.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 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-trestle-to-trestle-trail-out-back

Trail surface

53% dirt46% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 66°F61°
Precip85%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 25% rain1 AM: 60% rain2 AM: 85% rain3 AM: 76% rain4 AM: 49% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 44%
Tue 58°50° 19%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 58°55°
Fri 59°57° 24%
Sat 74°59° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 30th St & Euclid Ave stop 675 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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