Hogsback Trail & Powerline
4 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Hogsback Trail & Powerline is a 4-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Klondike, MO. It climbs 307 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hogsback Trail & Powerline
4 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 486–684 ft
Out & Back · Klondike Park
Trailhead: Powerline · 38.57831, -90.84264
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Powerline, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Hogsback Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto River Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Powerline, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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