AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

County Road 572

16 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 20 min

County Road 572 is a 16-mile out-and-back near McCarty, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 282 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.10488, -89.67796
Nearest town McCarty, MO
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County Road 572

16 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 260–283 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 36.10488, -89.67796

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 5.6 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 2 miSharp right onto County Road 572, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach County Road 572, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 5.5 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/county-road-572-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

95% gravel5% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:40 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:00 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:26 PM.

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