AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cuivre River State Park

Blazing Star Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min

Blazing Star Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cuivre River State Park near Brussells, MO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 682 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mossy Hill Trail 39.03253, -90.90844
Nearest town Brussells, MO
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Blazing Star Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min

Elevation 589–682 ft

Out & Back · Cuivre River State Park

Trailhead: Mossy Hill Trail · 39.03253, -90.90844

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

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  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blazing Star Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miReach Blazing Star Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 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/blazing-star-trail-out-back-22cc

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Brussells, Missouri