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Cliff Cave Park

Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Cliff Cave County Park Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cliff Cave Park near Cliff Cave, MO. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 607 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.46315, -90.28983
Nearest town Cliff Cave, MO
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Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 457–606 ft

Out & Back · Cliff Cave Park

Trailhead: 38.46315, -90.28983

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 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-4-km-0039

Trail surface

63% paved29% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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