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Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Babler Spring–Dogwood Trail Loop, 5 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Babler Spring–Dogwood Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park near Centaur, MO. The route reaches Babler Spring. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 758 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawthorn Trail 38.61592, -90.70662
Nearest town Centaur, MO
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Babler Spring–Dogwood Trail Loop, 5 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 474–757 ft

Loop · Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Hawthorn Trail · 38.61592, -90.70662

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hawthorn Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Babler Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto White Connector 1, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail / Paved Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right onto Hawthorn Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftThe loop closes 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-loop

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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