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Matson Hill Park

Climbing Trail & Maston Hill Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Climbing Trail & Maston Hill Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Matson Hill Park near Matson, MO. It climbs 483 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Climbing Trail 38.61986, -90.82192
Nearest town Matson, MO
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Climbing Trail & Maston Hill Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 490–731 ft

Out & Back · Matson Hill Park

Trailhead: Climbing Trail · 38.61986, -90.82192

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Climbing Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Enduro #4, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Climbing Trail, heading N.
  4. 250 ftSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oxen Mill Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.8 miSharp left onto Maston Hill Loop Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Maston Hill Loop Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Climbing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connector, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maston Hill Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right onto Oxen Mill Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Climbing Trail, heading W.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Enduro #4, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Climbing Trail, heading SW.
  19. 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/climbing-trail-maston-hill-loop-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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