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Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Dogwood Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Dogwood Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park near Wildwood, MO. It climbs 668 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 758 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail 38.60993, -90.68586
Nearest town Wildwood, MO
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Dogwood Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 541–760 ft

Out & Back · Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail · 38.60993, -90.68586

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Amphitheater Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail / Paved Bicycle Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto Woodbine Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  8. 500 ftBear left onto White Connector 1, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miReach Equestrian Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto White Connector 1, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  21. 400 ftBear left onto Equestrian Trail / Paved Bicycle Trail, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Paved Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.9 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/dogwood-trail-dogwood-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt28% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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