Horse Spring–Dogwood Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Forest 44 Conservation Area near Ranken, MO. The route reaches Horse Spring. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 617 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trailhead @ Forest 44 Conservation Area 38.52945, -90.51302
Nearest town Ranken, MO
Directions
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Horse Spring–Dogwood Ridge Trail, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 48 min
Elevation 418–617 ft
Out & Back · Forest 44 Conservation Area
Trailhead: Trailhead @ Forest 44 Conservation Area · 38.52945, -90.51302
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Horse Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Gray Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
- 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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