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Forest 44 Conservation Area

Blue Trail–Dogwood Ridge Trail, 6 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Blue Trail–Dogwood Ridge Trail, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Forest 44 Conservation Area near Ranken, MO. It climbs 393 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trailhead @ Forest 44 Conservation Area 38.52945, -90.51302
Nearest town Ranken, MO
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Blue Trail–Dogwood Ridge Trail, 6 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 426–708 ft

Out & Back · Forest 44 Conservation Area

Trailhead: Trailhead @ Forest 44 Conservation Area · 38.52945, -90.51302

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Dogwood Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Gray Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood Ridge Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gray Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive 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/blue-trail-dogwood-ridge-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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