AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Saylorville Lake Project

Top Shelf

4.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Top Shelf is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Camp Dodge, IA. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 994 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69366, -93.70684
Nearest town Camp Dodge, IA
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Top Shelf

4.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 802–994 ft

Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project

Trailhead: 41.69366, -93.70684

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 78% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Low Line, heading E.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/top-shelf-out-back-7-km-3232

Trail surface

85% paved5% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 66°F61°
Precip78%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 44% rain2 AM: 78% rain3 AM: 61% rain4 AM: 44% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 61°56° 49%
Tue 59°50° 21%
Wed 67°46°
Thu 57°55°
Fri 59°56° 26%
Sat 74°58° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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