Top Shelf
5.7 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Top Shelf is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Saylorville Lake Project near Camp Dodge, IA. It climbs 270 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi801 – 994 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68858, -93.70450
Nearest town Camp Dodge, IA
Directions
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Top Shelf
5.7 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 802–994 ft
Out & Back · Saylorville Lake Project
Trailhead: 41.68858, -93.70450
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Low Line, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Top Shelf, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
69% paved6% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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