Cliff Cave County Park Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 47 min
Cliff Cave County Park Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Cliff Cave Park near Cliff Cave, MO. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cliff Cave County Park Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 47 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cliff Cave County Park Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Cliff Cave County Park Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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