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.
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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: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 56° · precip 20% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Low Line, heading E.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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