Saylorville Lake Project

Top Shelf

7.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Top Shelf is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Herrold, IA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 948 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69097, -93.73702
Nearest town Herrold, IA

Directions

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Top Shelf

7.3 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 802–947 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.69097, -93.73702

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Low Line, heading E.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% paved4% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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