AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Flag Spring Conservation Area

Forest Road 1043

4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Forest Road 1043 is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Flag Spring Conservation Area near Cove, MO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,388 – 1,460 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.60522, -94.04534
Nearest town Cove, MO
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Forest Road 1043

4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,388–1,459 ft

Out & Back · Flag Spring Conservation Area

Trailhead: 36.60522, -94.04534

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1043, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miReach Forest Road 1043, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 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/forest-road-1043-out-back-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Hikes near Cove, Missouri