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Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Babler Spring–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights

1.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 45 min

Babler Spring–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park near Centaur, MO. The route reaches Babler Spring at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 659 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail Access 38.62287, -90.69802
Nearest town Centaur, MO
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Babler Spring–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights

1.8 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 45 min

Elevation 501–660 ft

Out & Back · Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Trail Access · 38.62287, -90.69802

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail Access, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto White Connector 1, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miReach Babler Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto White Connector 1, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Connector 1, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Trail Access, heading SW.
  11. 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/babler-spring-dogwood-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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