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Mastodon State Historic Site

Limestone Hill Trail & Spring Branch Trail

2 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 49 min

Limestone Hill Trail & Spring Branch Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mastodon State Historic Site near Imperial, MO. It climbs 307 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spring Branch Trail 38.38030, -90.39475
Nearest town Imperial, MO
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Limestone Hill Trail & Spring Branch Trail

2 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 49 min

Elevation 417–712 ft

Out & Back · Mastodon State Historic Site

Trailhead: Spring Branch Trail · 38.38030, -90.39475

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spring Branch Trail, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Limestone Hill Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miReach Spring Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Spring Branch Trail, heading S.
  5. 150 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/limestone-hill-trail-spring-branch-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

96% dirt2% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Imperial, Missouri