Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Main Street Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min
Main Street Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Smithville Lake Recreation Area near Smithville, MO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Main Street Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min
Elevation 798–859 ft
Out & Back · Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Main Street Trail · 39.39056, -94.56069
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Street Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Main Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:00 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:20 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Main Street Trail Trailhead
- Smithville Lake & Litton Center Trail 1.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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