Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass
3.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Parkville, MO. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass
3.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 888–991 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Main Street Trail · 39.20688, -94.68257
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Street Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Southern Platte Pass, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Main Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Street Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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