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Cliff Cave Park

Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 46 min

Cliff Cave County Park Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cliff Cave Park near Cliff Cave, MO. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 607 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.45981, -90.29140
Nearest town Cliff Cave, MO
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Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 46 min

Elevation 457–606 ft

Out & Back · Cliff Cave Park

Trailhead: 38.45981, -90.29140

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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/cliff-cave-county-park-trail-out-back-3-km-0efd

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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