Bartlet Branch Trail & Patee Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Bartlet Branch Trail & Patee Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Southwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. It is mostly level, with 166 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
3.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 899–984 ft
Out & Back · Southwest Parkway
Trailhead: Bartlet Branch Trail · 39.74456, -94.82069
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bartlet Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Patee Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Bartlet Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 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 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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