Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area

FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 2 hr 11 min

FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 4 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Deep Ford, MO. The route reaches FR 1420 Sunset Point. It climbs 630 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,004 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: FS 1420 36.60129, -94.34349
Nearest town Deep Ford, MO

Directions

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FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 4 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,005–1,208 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

  1. Start on FS 1420, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto FR 1420, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftPass FR 1420 Sunset Point.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miBear left onto Nf Rd 1460, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto FR 1461, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miReach FR 1420 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Nf Rd 1460, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto FR 1420, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto FS 1420, heading NW.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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