AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Wauwanoka

2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 47 min

Lake Wauwanoka is a 2-mile out-and-back near Hillsboro, MO. The route reaches Lake Wauwanoka at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.21983, -90.54531
Nearest town Hillsboro, MO
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Lake Wauwanoka

2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 47 min

Elevation 621–801 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.21983, -90.54531

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftReach Lake Wauwanoka, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miArrive 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-wauwanoka-out-back-3-km-60c6

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Hikes near Hillsboro, Missouri