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Cuivre River State Park

Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Sunset Point–Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, 6 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Sunset Point–Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, 6 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Cuivre River State Park near Brussells, MO. The route reaches Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 414 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi515 – 709 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Sugar Creek 39.04505, -90.92703
Nearest town Brussells, MO
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Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Sunset Point–Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, 6 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 514–707 ft

Out & Back · Cuivre River State Park

Trailhead: Big Sugar Creek · 39.04505, -90.92703

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Sugar Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Connector 5, heading W.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto White Connector 2, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Connector 2, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miContinue straight onto White Connector 5, heading N.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Sugar Creek Trail and Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Sugar Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading NE.
  17. 50 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/cuivre-river-trail-south-loop-and-blackhawk-point-mountain-bike-sunset-point-big-sugar-creek-trail-and-cuivre-river-trail-north-loop-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

66% dirt34% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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