Colbern Connection & Slim Jim
3.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Colbern Connection & Slim Jim is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Fleming Park near Lake Tapawingo, MO. It climbs 311 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi843 – 971 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tcha-To-Ga Nature Trail 38.96384, -94.31524
Nearest town Lake Tapawingo, MO
Directions
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Colbern Connection & Slim Jim
3.6 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 844–970 ft
Out & Back · Fleming Park
Trailhead: Tcha-To-Ga Nature Trail · 38.96384, -94.31524
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tcha-To-Ga Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Slim Jim, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eleanor, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Larry Mattonen Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Colbern Connection, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Colbern Connection, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Larry Mattonen Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Eleanor, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Slim Jim, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tcha-To-Ga Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 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
64% dirt31% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tcha-To-Ga Nature Trail Trailhead
- Slim Jim 2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Lake Jacomo–Tcha-To-Ga Nature Viewpoint, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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