Cement City Limestone Outcrop & Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop via Rock Island Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Cement City Limestone Outcrop & Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop via Rock Island Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Vale, MO. The route passes Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop before reaching Cement City Limestone Outcrop at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cement City Limestone Outcrop & Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop via Rock Island Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 793–999 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Island Trail 98th Street Trailhead · 38.94368, -94.43728
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 4.1 miPass Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop.
- 1.8 miReach Cement City Limestone Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.8 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Island Trail 98th Street Trailhead Trailhead
- Rock Island Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Bethany Falls & Middle Creek Limestone Outcrop & Wildwood Lake via Rock Island Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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