Lake Remembrance & Merriam Ester Young Pond via Adams Dairy Parkway Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Lake Remembrance & Merriam Ester Young Pond via Adams Dairy Parkway Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Blue Springs, MO. The route passes Merriam Ester Young Pond before reaching Lake Remembrance at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 268 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Remembrance & Merriam Ester Young Pond via Adams Dairy Parkway Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 851–991 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.96934, -94.27413
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Adams Dairy Parkway Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miPass Merriam Ester Young Pond.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Remembrance, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 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 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Adams Dairy Parkway Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Adams Dairy Parkway Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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