Bethany Falls Limestone sidehills & Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs via Rock Island Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Bethany Falls Limestone sidehills & Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs via Rock Island Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Vale, MO. The route passes Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs before reaching Bethany Falls Limestone sidehills at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bethany Falls Limestone sidehills & Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs via Rock Island Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 802–955 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.92794, -94.44997
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Bethany Falls Limestone sidehills, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Rock Island Trail 10 mi · ▲ 330 ft
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