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Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area

Bushwhacker Lake

4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Bushwhacker Lake is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area near Verdella, MO. The route reaches Bushwhacker Lake. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 886 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.64945, -94.40486
Nearest town Verdella, MO
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Bushwhacker Lake

4.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 839–887 ft

Out & Back · Bushwhacker Lake Conservation Area

Trailhead: 37.64945, -94.40486

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Bushwhacker Lake.
  6. 0.3 miReach Bushwhacker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1 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/bushwhacker-lake-out-back-7-km-dd76

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Verdella, Missouri