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Northwest Parkway

Brownie Trail–Girl Scout Trail, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 43 min

Brownie Trail–Girl Scout Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Northwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,034 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Parkway Trail 39.78946, -94.82974
Nearest town Saint Joseph, MO
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Brownie Trail–Girl Scout Trail, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 43 min

Elevation 897–1,032 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Parkway

Trailhead: Northwest Parkway Trail · 39.78946, -94.82974

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Northwest Parkway Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Brownie Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Girl Scout Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading N.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Brownie Trail, heading W.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Girl Scout Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Brownie Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miReach Northwest Parkway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading W.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Brownie Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftSharp right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Brownie Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftBear left onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftBear right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading W.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading W.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading W.
  32. 300 ftBear left onto Girl Scout Trail, heading E.
  33. 150 ftBear right onto Brownie Trail, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.4 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/brownie-trail-girl-scout-trail-out-back-3-sights-3-km-cebc

Trail surface

85% paved15% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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