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Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Swope Park near Bryant, MO. The route passes Lake of the Woods before reaching Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 919 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oakwood Drive 38.99006, -94.51184
Nearest town Bryant, MO
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Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 762–920 ft

Out & Back · Swope Park

Trailhead: Oakwood Drive · 38.99006, -94.51184

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oakwood Drive, heading W.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Kids Loop, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Rancho D-Lux, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Wudchuk Run, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Lake of the Woods.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto A2B Connection, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Oakwood Drive, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wudchuk Run, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Oakwood Drive, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto A2B, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Rich and Rare Connector, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto A2B, heading S.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue River Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto A2B, heading SW.
  17. 1.1 miReach Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Blue River Trail, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto A2B, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftBear right onto Rich and Rare Connector, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto A2B, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.6 miBear right onto Wudchuk Run, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto A2B Connection, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn right onto Wudchuk Run, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rancho D-Lux, heading E.
  28. 400 ftBear right onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kids Loop, heading NE.
  30. 500 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading N.
  31. 300 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-7-sights-8-km

Trail surface

88% dirt4% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bryant, Missouri