AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Carterville, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 965 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail 37.15800, -94.44808
Nearest town Carterville, MO
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Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 924–965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail · 37.15800, -94.44808

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miReach Cardinal Valley Habitat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.1 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/cardinal-valley-habitat-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Carterville, Missouri