Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area

Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area Sunset Point

2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min

Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area Sunset Point is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area near Tipton Ford, MO. The route reaches Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,119 – 1,191 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.01591, -94.38874
Nearest town Tipton Ford, MO

Directions

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Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area Sunset Point

2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,118–1,192 ft

Out & Back · Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area

Trailhead: 37.01591, -94.38874

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area Sunset Point.
  3. 1.2 miReach Diamond Grove Prairie Natural Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead