Coyote Trail & Gayfeather Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Coyote Trail & Gayfeather Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Prairie State Park near Mindenmines, MO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Coyote Trail & Gayfeather Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 870–948 ft
Out & Back · Prairie State Park
Trailhead: Gayfeather Trail · 37.51222, -94.57192
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gayfeather Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Coyote Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Gayfeather Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Gayfeather Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Gayfeather Trail Trailhead
- Prairie State Park–Coyote Trail, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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