Homestead & Rough Rider Ridge Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min

Homestead & Rough Rider Ridge Loop is a 2.3-mile loop near Neosho, MO. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,201 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rough Rider Ridge 36.87891, -94.35124
Nearest town Neosho, MO

Directions

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Homestead & Rough Rider Ridge Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,031–1,200 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Rough Rider Ridge · 36.87891, -94.35124

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rough Rider Ridge, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Homestead, heading SW.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left onto Rough Rider Ridge, heading N.
  6. 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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