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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto FR 1461, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Nf Rd 1460, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Nf Rd 1460, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- Pine Hill 2.9 mi · ▲ 376 ft
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