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Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Hawthorn Trail via Equestrian Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Hawthorn Trail via Equestrian Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park near Centaur, MO. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 751 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dogwood Trail 38.63163, -90.69437
Nearest town Centaur, MO
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Hawthorn Trail via Equestrian Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 474–752 ft

Out & Back · Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Dogwood Trail · 38.63163, -90.69437

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading W.
  4. 2.2 miTurn left onto Hawthorn Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Hawthorn Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftSharp right onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hawthorn-trail-out-back-7-km-4693

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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