Cooley Lake
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Cooley Lake is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cooley Lake Conservation Area near Excelsior Springs Junction, MO. The route reaches Cooley Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cooley Lake
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 712–721 ft
Out & Back · Cooley Lake Conservation Area
Trailhead: 39.24386, -94.23420
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cooley Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Cooley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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