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Mark L. McHenry Park

Brush Creek Loop

2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 59 min

Brush Creek Loop is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mark L. McHenry Park near Hampton, MO. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 945 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26057, -94.73134
Nearest town Hampton, MO
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Brush Creek Loop

2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 59 min

Elevation 845–945 ft

Out & Back · Mark L. McHenry Park

Trailhead: 39.26057, -94.73134

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Matt Quary Trail, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Brush Creek Loop, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Matt Quary Trail, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 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/brush-creek-loop-out-back-4-km-5063

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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