Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area

FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460

4.5 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 43 min

FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460 is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Deep Ford, MO. It climbs 447 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.58990, -94.33289
Nearest town Deep Ford, MO

Directions

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FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460

4.5 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 970–1,208 ft

Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area

Trailhead: 36.58990, -94.33289

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Nf Rd 1460, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto FR 1461, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miReach Nf Rd 1460, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Nf Rd 1460, heading W.
  6. 1.8 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

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

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.

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