Top Shelf
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Top Shelf is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Lovington, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Top Shelf
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 794–829 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: Trestle to Trestle Trail · 41.64671, -93.67377
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Low Line, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Top Shelf, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Low Line, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Top Shelf, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sycamore Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trestle to Trestle Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trestle to Trestle Trail Trailhead
- Low Line & Top Shelf 7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Trestle to Trestle Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Trestle to Trestle Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Owl Trail & Sycamore Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Johnston Interurban Trail via Trestle to Trestle Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Trestle to Trestle Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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