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Elm Lake via Southern Platte Pass

6 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elm Lake via Southern Platte Pass is a 6-mile out-and-back near Parkville, MO. The route reaches Elm Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 991 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern Platte Pass 39.20995, -94.70386
Nearest town Parkville, MO
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Elm Lake via Southern Platte Pass

6 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 784–990 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Southern Platte Pass · 39.20995, -94.70386

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southern Platte Pass, heading W.
  2. 3.1 miTurn left onto Brush Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftReach Elm Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Southern Platte Pass, heading W.
  5. 2.9 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/elm-lake-elm-lake-out-back-10-km-9fe6

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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