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James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Gopher Lake & Bodarc Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 46 min

Gopher Lake & Bodarc Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route passes Bodarc Lake before reaching Gopher Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 974 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87145, -94.31181
Nearest town Greenwood, MO
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Gopher Lake & Bodarc Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 46 min

Elevation 917–974 ft

Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.87145, -94.31181

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shawnee Trace Nature Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miPass Bodarc Lake.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Gopher Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gopher-lake-bodarc-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

51% gravel39% grass9% dirt1% other

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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