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Happy Rock Park

Happy Rock Trail & Shoal Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Happy Rock Trail & Shoal Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Happy Rock Park near Acme, MO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi810 – 873 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail 39.24764, -94.55559
Nearest town Acme, MO
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Happy Rock Trail & Shoal Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 811–872 ft

Out & Back · Happy Rock Park

Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail · 39.24764, -94.55559

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

Transit-accessible: Maple Woods Community College stop 631 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shoal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Happy Rock Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Shoal Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shoal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 1.7 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-shoal-creek-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

94% paved1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maple Woods Community College stop 631 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Acme, Missouri