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Jester Park

Saylorville Lake & Lakeshore Trail

1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 23 min

Saylorville Lake & Lakeshore Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Jester Park near Andrews, IA. The route reaches Saylorville Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 896 ft1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78940, -93.78060
Nearest town Andrews, IA
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Saylorville Lake & Lakeshore Trail

1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 23 min

Elevation 845–895 ft

Out & Back · Jester Park

Trailhead: 41.78940, -93.78060

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Saylorville Lake.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Camper's Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Lakeshore Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Saylorville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Camper's Loop Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Trail, heading W.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saylorville-lake-lakeshore-trail-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

17% gravel83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Andrews, Iowa