Lane Spring & Lone Spring Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Lane Spring & Lone Spring Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Northwoods Wild Area near Okete, MO. The route reaches Lane Spring at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lane Spring & Lone Spring Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 572–699 ft
Out & Back · Northwoods Wild Area
Trailhead: White Connector 1 · 39.06587, -90.93291
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Connector 1, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lone Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Backpacking Camp 1 Access, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Lane Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lone Spring Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto White Connector 1, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Connector 1 Trailhead
- Big Sugar Creek Trail via Lone Spring Trail 4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Shady Eighty Ranch Lake & Lake Trail via Lone Spring Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Big Sugar Creek Trail & Cuivre River Trail - North Loop Loop via Lone Spring Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 739 ft
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