Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center–Rain Garden 4, 8 lakes
10.3 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center–Rain Garden 4, 8 lakes is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Arena Park near Decatur, MO. The route passes Rain Garden, Rain Garden 2, Rain Garden 3 and Rain Garden 4 before reaching Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center–Rain Garden 4, 8 lakes
10.3 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 347–557 ft
Out & Back · Arena Park
Trailhead: 37.29078, -89.54256
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Cape La Croix Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Sinkhole Bottom, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridgetop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Rain Garden.
- 50 ftPass Rain Garden 2.
- 50 ftPass Rain Garden 3.
- 0.1 miPass Rain Garden 4.
- 0.1 miReach Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sinkhole Bottom, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cape La Croix Trail, heading SW.
- 3.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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