Bartlet Branch Trail & Rock Island Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Bartlet Branch Trail & Rock Island Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Southwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. It is mostly level, with 162 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 & Rock Island Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 876–1,028 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 at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bartlet Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miReach Bartlet Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Bartlet Branch Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 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 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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