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Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Swope Park near Melville, MO. The route passes Lake of the Woods before reaching Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 912 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector 38.99244, -94.51915
Nearest town Melville, MO
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Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 762–913 ft

Out & Back · Swope Park

Trailhead: Connector · 38.99244, -94.51915

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oakwood Drive, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Wudchuk Run, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake of the Woods.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Oakwood Drive, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Wudchuk Run, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wudchuk Run, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto A2B, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Rich and Rare Connector, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto A2B, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue River Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto A2B, heading W.
  15. 1.1 miReach Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Blue River Trail, heading N.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto A2B, heading N.
  18. 400 ftBear right onto Rich and Rare Connector, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto A2B, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto Wudchuk Run, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftBear right onto Wudchuk Run, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Oakwood Drive, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Wudchuk Run, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Oakwood Drive, heading E.
  27. 50 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/hertha-bethany-falls-winterset-limestone-outcrop-lake-of-the-woods-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

89% dirt5% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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