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Northwest Parkway

Corby Pond–Brownie Trail, 6 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr

Corby Pond–Brownie Trail, 6 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Northwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. The route reaches Corby Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,034 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Parkway Trail 39.79847, -94.84375
Nearest town Saint Joseph, MO
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Corby Pond–Brownie Trail, 6 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 897–1,032 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Parkway

Trailhead: Northwest Parkway Trail · 39.79847, -94.84375

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

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

  1. Start on Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Brownie Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Brownie Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading E.
  15. 300 ftBear left onto Girl Scout Trail, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Brownie Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lilac Hill Branch, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Corby North, heading SE.
  20. 500 ftTurn left onto Lilac Hill Branch, heading S.
  21. 100 ftReach Corby Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Corby North, heading S.
  23. 500 ftTurn right onto Lilac Hill Branch, heading S.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left onto Brownie Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Girl Scout Trail, heading W.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading N.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading N.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading N.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Brownie Trail, heading N.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading N.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto Girl Scout Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brownie Trail, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftSharp left onto Brownie Trail, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Girl Scout Trail, heading NW.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  41. 350 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/corby-pond-corby-pond-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

84% paved16% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 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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