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Blue and Gray Park

Bergin Lake–Civil War Trail, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Bergin Lake–Civil War Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Tarsney, MO. The route reaches Bergin Lake. It climbs 395 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,001 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91748, -94.20521
Nearest town Tarsney, MO
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Bergin Lake–Civil War Trail, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 886–1,002 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: 38.91748, -94.20521

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftSharp left onto The Orange Route (orange blazes), heading SE.
  3. 250 ftPass Bergin Lake.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach Bergin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto The Orange Route (orange blazes), heading E.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 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/bergin-lake-civil-war-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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