Grant's Farm Parking Lot via Grant's Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Grant's Farm Parking Lot via Grant's Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Oakland, MO. The route reaches Grant's Farm Parking Lot. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grant's Farm Parking Lot via Grant's Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 464–606 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Missouri Pacific Railroad · 38.57228, -90.39184
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Transit-accessible: Big Bend at Holmes stop 458 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Missouri Pacific Railroad, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Grant's Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 2 miPass Grant's Farm Parking Lot.
- 1.9 miReach Grant's Farm Parking Lot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Missouri Pacific Railroad, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Big Bend at Holmes stop 458 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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