Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460
3.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 19 min
FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460 is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 435 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460
3.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 991–1,243 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
Trailhead: 36.60299, -94.31651
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto FR 1461, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nf Rd 1460, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Nf Rd 1460, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto FR 1461, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nf Rd 1460, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
More from this trailhead
- FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 866 ft
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