Happy Rock Trail–M-1 Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Happy Rock Trail–M-1 Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Happy Rock Park near Gladstone, MO. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi804 – 981 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail 39.21154, -94.54519
Nearest town Gladstone, MO
Directions
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Happy Rock Trail–M-1 Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 803–981 ft
Out & Back · Happy Rock Park
Trailhead: Rock Creek Trail · 39.21154, -94.54519
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto M-1 Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Happy Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach M-1 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Happy Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto M-1 Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 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
90% paved1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- M-1 Trail & Shoal Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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