Castlewood State Park Beach & Grotpeter Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Castlewood State Park near Lincoln Beach, MO. The route reaches Castlewood State Park Beach. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 597 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Riverscene Trail 38.54905, -90.53805
Nearest town Lincoln Beach, MO
Directions
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Castlewood State Park Beach & Grotpeter Trail
4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 417–597 ft
Out & Back · Castlewood State Park
Trailhead: Riverscene Trail · 38.54905, -90.53805
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Riverscene Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Castlewood State Park Beach.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Lone Wolf Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White Connector 1, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grotpeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Connector 5, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Castlewood State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Grotpeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Connector 1, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lone Wolf Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Riverscene Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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