Top Shelf
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Top Shelf is a 2-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Johnston, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi804 – 820 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66741, -93.67761
Nearest town Johnston, IA
Directions
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Top Shelf
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 804–819 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: 41.66741, -93.67761
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Top Shelf, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Low Line & Top Shelf 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Low Line 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Swan Song 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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