Lake Jacomo via Prickly Pear Loop
9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Lake Jacomo via Prickly Pear Loop is a 9-mile out-and-back in North Prairie Lee Park near Little Blue, MO. The route reaches Lake Jacomo at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 353 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Jacomo via Prickly Pear Loop
9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 867–1,030 ft
Out & Back · North Prairie Lee Park
Trailhead: 38.97609, -94.38988
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Beach Road, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Lake Jacomo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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