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Cliff Cave Park

Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 49 min

Cliff Cave County Park Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cliff Cave Park near Cliff Cave, MO. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 568 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.46385, -90.29144
Nearest town Cliff Cave, MO
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Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 49 min

Elevation 405–568 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftReach Cliff Cave County Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 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-e93f

Trail surface

78% paved15% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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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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