Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
FR 1420 Sunset Point & FR 1420
4.2 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 42 min
FR 1420 Sunset Point & FR 1420 is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Deep Ford, MO. The route reaches FR 1420 Sunset Point. It climbs 602 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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FR 1420 Sunset Point & FR 1420
4.2 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,005–1,205 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
Trailhead: FS 1420 · 36.60129, -94.34349
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on FS 1420, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto FR 1420, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass FR 1420 Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach FR 1420 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto FS 1420, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from FS 1420 Trailhead
- FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft
- Pine Hill–FR 1461, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft
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