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Prairie State Park

Coyote Trail–Drovers Trail, 4 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Coyote Trail–Drovers Trail, 4 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Prairie State Park near Liberal, MO. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 994 ft13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Path of the Sky People 37.50628, -94.52619
Nearest town Liberal, MO
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Coyote Trail–Drovers Trail, 4 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 860–993 ft

Out & Back · Prairie State Park

Trailhead: Path of the Sky People · 37.50628, -94.52619

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Path of the Sky People, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto White Connector 4, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sandstone Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto White Connector 3, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sandstone Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto White Connector 2, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Drovers Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Connector 1, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Drovers Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coyote Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.4 miReach Path of the Sky People, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.7 miTurn right onto White Connector 1, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Drovers Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Connector 2, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Sandstone Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto White Connector 3, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sandstone Trail, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn right onto White Connector 4, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miSharp right onto Path of the Sky People, heading E.
  20. 0.8 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/coyote-trail-drovers-trail-out-back-4-sights-21-km

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:20 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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