Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Area Access Trail–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Area Access Trail–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area near Blue Springs, MO. It climbs 393 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Area Access Trail–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 775–945 ft
Out & Back · Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Trailhead: 39.06432, -94.28971
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bethany Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Prairie Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto J. Ernest Dunn Jr. Discovery Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Area Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Bethany Falls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto J. Ernest Dunn Jr. Discovery Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Prairie Connector Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bethany Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bethany Falls Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Glades Observation Station–Bethany Falls Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 276 ft
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