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Cliff Cave Park

Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint & Cliff Cave County Park Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint & Cliff Cave County Park Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cliff Cave Park near Cliff Cave, MO. The route reaches Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 607 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.45832, -90.28850
Nearest town Cliff Cave, MO
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Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint & Cliff Cave County Park Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 412–606 ft

Out & Back · Cliff Cave Park

Trailhead: 38.45832, -90.28850

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 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-viewpoint-cliff-cave-county-park-trail-out-back-5-km-3145

Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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