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Cliff Cave Park

Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint & Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 45 min

Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint & Cliff Cave County Park Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cliff Cave Park near Cliff Cave, MO. The route reaches Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 545 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cliff Cave County Park Trail 38.45389, -90.29092
Nearest town Cliff Cave, MO
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Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint & Cliff Cave County Park Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 45 min

Elevation 405–544 ft

Out & Back · Cliff Cave Park

Trailhead: Cliff Cave County Park Trail · 38.45389, -90.29092

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Cave County Park Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach Cliff Cave County Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 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-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-3-km-4d3f

Trail surface

93% paved7% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:30 PM.

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