Corby Pond & Northeast Parkway Trail via Corby North
2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min
Corby Pond & Northeast Parkway Trail via Corby North is a 2-mile out-and-back in Corby Grove near Saint Joseph, MO. The route reaches Corby Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Corby Pond & Northeast Parkway Trail via Corby North
2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min
Elevation 913–985 ft
Out & Back · Corby Grove
Trailhead: 39.78254, -94.83386
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 71°F / low 65° · precip 83% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Corby Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Maple Leaf Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lilac Hill Branch, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Parkway Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Corby North, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Parkway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Corby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corby North, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Northeast Parkway Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lilac Hill Branch, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Maple Leaf Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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