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Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Swope Park near Bryant, MO. The route passes Lake of the Woods before reaching Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 869 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Swope Park Trails Trailhead 38.98713, -94.51384
Nearest town Bryant, MO
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Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 762–868 ft

Out & Back · Swope Park

Trailhead: Swope Park Trails Trailhead · 38.98713, -94.51384

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on A2B Connection, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto Wudchuk Run, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wudchuk Alternate, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Wudchuk Run, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Wudchuk Alternate, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Wudchuk Run, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miPass Lake of the Woods.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Oakwood Drive, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto A2B, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Rich and Rare Connector, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto A2B, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue River Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto A2B, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miReach Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Blue River Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto A2B, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear right onto Rich and Rare Connector, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto A2B, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wudchuk Run, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Wudchuk Alternate, heading N.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto Wudchuk Run, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Wudchuk Alternate, heading N.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Wudchuk Run, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right onto A2B Connection, heading S.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-of-the-woods-lake-of-the-woods-out-back-7-sights-13-km

Trail surface

94% dirt4% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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