Happy Rock Park

Happy Rock Trail & Shoal Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 49 min

Happy Rock Trail & Shoal Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Happy Rock Park near Acme, MO. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 856 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Antioch Trail 39.23186, -94.53474
Nearest town Acme, MO

Directions

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Happy Rock Trail & Shoal Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 49 min

Elevation 803–858 ft

Out & Back · Happy Rock Park

Trailhead: Antioch Trail · 39.23186, -94.53474

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Antioch Trail, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Happy Rock Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miReach Shoal Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Happy Rock Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Antioch Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead