Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Hickory Grove Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Hickory Grove Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area near Blue Springs, MO. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hickory Grove Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 775–943 ft
Out & Back · Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Trailhead: 39.06432, -94.28971
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Area Access Trail–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bethany Falls Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Glades Observation Station–Bethany Falls Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 276 ft
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