Grotpeter Trail–White Connector 2, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 48 min
Grotpeter Trail–White Connector 2, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Castlewood State Park near Mountain Ridge, MO. It climbs 261 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi433 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grotpeter Trail 38.55240, -90.54297
Nearest town Mountain Ridge, MO
Directions
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Grotpeter Trail–White Connector 2, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 48 min
Elevation 432–628 ft
Out & Back · Castlewood State Park
Trailhead: Grotpeter Trail · 38.55240, -90.54297
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Head Parking, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto White Connector 2, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White Connector 3, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Grotpeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto White Connector 2, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Grotpeter Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Connector 2, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Grotpeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Grotpeter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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