Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area

FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460

4.4 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 42 min

FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460 is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 465 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,243 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460

4.4 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 1 hr 42 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 miContinue straight onto FR 1461, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Nf Rd 1460, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Nf Rd 1460, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 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

78% dirt22% 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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