AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Downs Drive

1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 41 min

Downs Drive is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Clair, MO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,017 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.76332, -94.78813
Nearest town Clair, MO
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Downs Drive

1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 41 min

Elevation 934–1,018 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.76332, -94.78813

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto Downs Drive, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miReach Downs Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/downs-drive-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Clair, Missouri