Jackrabbit Lake–Cottontail Lake, 5 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Jackrabbit Lake–Cottontail Lake, 5 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route passes Plover Lake, Jackrabbit Lake, Pool 7 and 2 more before reaching Pool 5 at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jackrabbit Lake–Cottontail Lake, 5 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 962–1,031 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.88118, -94.33520
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Plover Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Jackrabbit Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Pool 7.
- 50 ftPass Cottontail Lake.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Cottontail Lake.
- 50 ftPass Pool 5.
- 0.2 miReach Jackrabbit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Hollow Lake 4.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Pool 1 via Entrance Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Tanglewood Lake 3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Catclaw Lake–Jackrabbit Lake, 8 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Lake Nell 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Bluestem Lake & Coot Lake Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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