Top Shelf

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Top Shelf is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Lovington, IA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 837 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65707, -93.69749
Nearest town Lovington, IA

Directions

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Top Shelf

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Elevation 801–836 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.65707, -93.69749

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 82 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sycamore Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear left onto Johnston Interurban Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 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

52% dirt46% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 82 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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