AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Top Shelf

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Top Shelf is a 3-mile out-and-back near Lovington, 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 mi801 – 817 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65339, -93.69927
Nearest town Lovington, IA
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Top Shelf

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 800–815 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.65339, -93.69927

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 500 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 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/top-shelf-out-back-5-km-06a9

Trail surface

51% dirt49% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 500 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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