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Fort Belle Fontaine Park

Bellefontaine Spring

2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min

Bellefontaine Spring is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Fort Belle Fontaine Park near Fort Bellefontaine, MO. The route reaches Bellefontaine Spring at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 518 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.82451, -90.21701
Nearest town Fort Bellefontaine, MO
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Bellefontaine Spring

2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min

Elevation 431–517 ft

Out & Back · Fort Belle Fontaine Park

Trailhead: 38.82451, -90.21701

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miReach Bellefontaine Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bellefontaine-spring-out-back

Trail surface

27% gravel73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fort Bellefontaine, Missouri