AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Northwest Parkway

Blacksnake Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Blacksnake Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Northwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 909 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blacksnake Trail 39.78668, -94.84726
Nearest town Saint Joseph, MO
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Blacksnake Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 872–909 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Parkway

Trailhead: Blacksnake Trail · 39.78668, -94.84726

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blacksnake Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miReach Blacksnake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Blacksnake Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 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/blacksnake-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

73% gravel12% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Saint Joseph, Missouri