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.
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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: 38.46385, -90.29144
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cliff Cave County Park Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Cliff Cave County Park Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Cliff Cave County Park Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Cliff Cave County Park Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint via Cliff Cave County Park Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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