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Happy Rock Park

Happy Rock Trail & M-1 Trail via Shoal Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Happy Rock Trail & M-1 Trail via Shoal Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Happy Rock Park near Acme, MO. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 958 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: M-1 Trail 39.22730, -94.54526
Nearest town Acme, MO
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Happy Rock Trail & M-1 Trail via Shoal Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 802–958 ft

Out & Back · Happy Rock Park

Trailhead: M-1 Trail · 39.22730, -94.54526

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on M-1 Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Happy Rock Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miReach M-1 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Happy Rock Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto M-1 Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/happy-rock-trail-m-1-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

88% paved1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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