Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs via Rock Island Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs via Rock Island Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Raytown, MO. The route reaches Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 350 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs via Rock Island Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 789–922 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Island Trail Wodson Rd Trailhead · 38.99233, -94.44788
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 40% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
- 6.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone outcrop & Winterset LS Cliffs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 6.7 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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