Saylorville Lake Project

Top Shelf

5.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 2 hr

Top Shelf is a 5.6-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 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68858, -93.70450
Nearest town Camp Dodge, IA

Directions

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Top Shelf

5.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 2 hr

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Low Line, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Top Shelf, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% paved4% dirt26% 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 6:38 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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