Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop–Big Sugar Creek Trail, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop–Big Sugar Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Cuivre River State Park near Cuivre Heights, MO. It climbs 359 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop–Big Sugar Creek Trail, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 514–707 ft
Out & Back · Cuivre River State Park
Trailhead: Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail · 39.02429, -90.94457
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto White Connector 5, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Sugar Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Connector 5, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
- 1 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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