Brush Creek Loop
4.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Brush Creek Loop is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mark L. McHenry Park near Hampton, MO. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi846 – 978 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25799, -94.73255
Nearest town Hampton, MO
Directions
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Brush Creek Loop
4.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 845–977 ft
Out & Back · Mark L. McHenry Park
Trailhead: 39.25799, -94.73255
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Matt Quary Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Brush Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Brush Creek Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Brush Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Biking, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brush Creek Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Biking, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Brush Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Matt Quary Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Matt Quary Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Ride Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Matt Quary Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ridge Ride Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Matt Quary Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brush Creek Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Brush Creek Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Matt Quary Trail & Ridge Ride Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Matt Quary & Ridge Ride Trail via Brush Creek Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 248 ft
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