Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area

FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 2 hr 56 min

FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Meadors Ford, MO. The route reaches FR 1420 Sunset Point. It climbs 932 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,243 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.60905, -94.30078
Nearest town Meadors Ford, MO

Directions

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FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 990–1,243 ft

Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area

Trailhead: 36.60905, -94.30078

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miPass FR 1420 Sunset Point.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto FR 1420, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach FR 1420 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miBear left onto Nf Rd 1460, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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