Coot Lake & Honker Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Coot Lake & Honker Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route passes Coot Lake before reaching Honker Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Coot Lake & Honker Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 952–1,018 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.86514, -94.31352
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Coot Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Honker Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Coot Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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