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Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Confluence Viewpoint–Confluence Trail, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Confluence Viewpoint–Confluence Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Spanish Lake, MO. The route reaches Confluence Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 430 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Confluence Trail 38.81003, -90.18300
Nearest town Spanish Lake, MO
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Confluence Viewpoint–Confluence Trail, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 421–429 ft

Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area

Trailhead: Confluence Trail · 38.81003, -90.18300

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Confluence Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Confluence, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Confluence Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Confluence Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miArrive 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/confluence-viewpoint-confluence-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Spanish Lake, Missouri