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Saylorville Lake Project

Riverview Lake–Johnston Interurban Trail, 6 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Riverview Lake–Johnston Interurban Trail, 6 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Johnston, IA. The route reaches Riverview Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 837 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67600, -93.69735
Nearest town Johnston, IA
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Riverview Lake–Johnston Interurban Trail, 6 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 790–837 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.67600, -93.69735

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 48 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  12. 2.1 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  13. 500 ftBear right onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  14. 1 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Riverview Park Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miPass Riverview Lake.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Riverview Park Walking Loop, heading E.
  23. 250 ftReach Riverview Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 350 ftBear right onto McHenry Park Trail, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Riverview Park Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Inter-Urban Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  32. 1 miBear left onto Sycamore Trail, heading NW.
  33. 500 ftBear right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading N.
  34. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 200 ftBear left onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  39. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  43. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/riverview-lake-riverview-lake-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

61% paved34% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 48 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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