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Minor Park

Alex George Lake–Basement, 7 sights

8 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Alex George Lake–Basement, 7 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Minor Park near Red Bridge, MO. The route reaches Alex George Lake. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 948 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue River Trail 38.93094, -94.56278
Nearest town Red Bridge, MO
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Alex George Lake–Basement, 7 sights

8 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 791–948 ft

Out & Back · Minor Park

Trailhead: Blue River Trail · 38.93094, -94.56278

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 68° · precip 45% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue River Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Alex George Lake.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto River Trail Alternate, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Highwater, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto River Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Basement, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Basement, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Bo Ho Ca, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Basement, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Bo Ho Ca, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Basement, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Highline, heading E.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miBear right onto Highline Express, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Flowride, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.9 miReach Alex George Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.9 miBear right onto Connector, heading E.
  34. 250 ftContinue straight onto Flowride, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Highline Express, heading NE.
  36. 500 ftBear left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NE.
  37. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Highline, heading N.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right onto Basement, heading E.
  40. 250 ftTurn left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Basement, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Basement, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftTurn left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NW.
  45. 250 ftTurn left onto Basement, heading NW.
  46. 200 ftTurn right onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading NW.
  48. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading N.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading N.
  50. 150 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading NE.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading NE.
  52. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftSharp left onto Highwater, heading NE.
  54. 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  55. 100 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading N.
  56. 100 ftContinue straight onto River Trail Alternate, heading NE.
  57. 0.2 miBear right onto River Trail, heading NE.
  58. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  59. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  60. 1 miArrive 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/alex-george-lake-alex-george-lake-out-back-8-sights-13-km

Trail surface

72% dirt26% paved2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 76°F68°
Precip45%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity87%
Rained 0.8″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 32% rain1 AM: 26% rain2 AM: 30% rain3 AM: 37% rain4 AM: 34% rain5 AM: 40% rain6 AM: 45% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Mon 69°64°
Tue 74°60°
Wed 79°53°
Thu 80°57°
Fri 76°59° 45%
Sat 80°63° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Red Bridge, Missouri