Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Glades Observation Station–Bethany Falls Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Glades Observation Station–Bethany Falls Trail, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area near Blue Springs, MO. The route reaches Glades Observation Station at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Glades Observation Station–Bethany Falls Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 775–943 ft
Out & Back · Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Trailhead: 39.06432, -94.28971
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bethany Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Prairie Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Missouri Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Glades Observation Station, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Prairie Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bethany Falls Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Area Access Trail–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bethany Falls Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 276 ft
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