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Minor Park

Basement–Bo Ho Ca, 6 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Basement–Bo Ho Ca, 6 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Minor Park near Red Bridge, MO. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 948 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector 38.91733, -94.57101
Nearest town Red Bridge, MO
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Basement–Bo Ho Ca, 6 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 798–948 ft

Out & Back · Minor Park

Trailhead: Connector · 38.91733, -94.57101

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Highwater, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Basement, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Basement, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Bo Ho Ca, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Basement, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Bo Ho Ca, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Basement, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Highline, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miBear right onto Highline Express, heading S.
  23. 500 ftContinue straight onto Flowride, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading SE.
  26. 2.6 miReach Highwater, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 2.6 miBear right onto Connector, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Flowride, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Highline Express, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftBear left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Highline, heading N.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Basement, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Basement, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Basement, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftTurn left onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NW.
  39. 250 ftTurn left onto Basement, heading NW.
  40. 250 ftTurn right onto Bo Ho Ca, heading N.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading N.
  42. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bo Ho Ca, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basement, heading NE.
  44. 200 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading NE.
  46. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftSharp left onto Highwater, heading NE.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connector, heading N.
  49. 150 ftTurn left onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading N.
  50. 50 ftSharp right onto Connector, heading N.
  51. 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/basement-bo-ho-ca-out-back-6-sights-14-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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