Blue Ribbon Trail & Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector
3.1 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Blue Ribbon Trail & Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Big Sugar Creek State Park near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 365 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blue Ribbon Trail & Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector
3.1 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 973–1,198 ft
Out & Back · Big Sugar Creek State Park
Trailhead: Blue Ribbon Trail · 36.63295, -94.30660
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start on Blue Ribbon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Blue Ribbon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Ribbon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
More from Blue Ribbon Trail Trailhead
- Blue Ribbon Trail & White Connector 1 via Ozark Chinquapin Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 708 ft
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