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Kessler Park

Scarrit Point & Indian Mound Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Scarrit Point & Indian Mound Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Kessler Park near Air Line Junction, MO. The route reaches Scarrit Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 433 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 945 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Mound Trail 39.11911, -94.51121
Nearest town Air Line Junction, MO
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Scarrit Point & Indian Mound Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 785–946 ft

Out & Back · Kessler Park

Trailhead: Indian Mound Trail · 39.11911, -94.51121

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: Saint John at White stop 758 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Mound Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cliff Drive Access Road, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach Scarrit Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Cliff Drive, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftBear left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.1 miArrive 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/indian-mound-trail-out-back-8-km-f6d6

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Saint John at White stop 758 m from the trailhead

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