Bartlet Branch Trail & Patee Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Bartlet Branch Trail & Patee Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Southwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bartlet Branch Trail & Patee Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 854–984 ft
Out & Back · Southwest Parkway
Trailhead: 39.73737, -94.83004
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bartlet Branch Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Patee Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Bartlet Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bartlet Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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