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 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65402, -93.69918
Nearest town Lovington, IA

Directions

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Top Shelf

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 800–815 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.65402, -93.69918

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

Transit-accessible: stop 432 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 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

50% dirt49% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 432 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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