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Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Equestrian Trail–Hawthorn Trail, 4 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Equestrian Trail–Hawthorn Trail, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park near Centaur, MO. It climbs 485 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 758 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hawthorn Trail 38.61592, -90.70662
Nearest town Centaur, MO
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Equestrian Trail–Hawthorn Trail, 4 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 589–757 ft

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

Trailhead: Hawthorn Trail · 38.61592, -90.70662

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hawthorn Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Equestrian Trail / Paved Bicycle Trail, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left onto Pine Road, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Hawthorn Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Woodbine Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Equestrian Trail / Paved Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right onto Hawthorn Trail, heading NW.
  15. 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/equestrian-trail-hawthorn-trail-out-back-4-sights-11-km-c133

Trail surface

94% dirt1% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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