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Riss Lake–Main Street Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Riss Lake–Main Street Trail, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Milton, MO. The route reaches Riss Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 1,004 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23079, -94.62129
Nearest town Milton, MO
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Riss Lake–Main Street Trail, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 830–1,005 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.23079, -94.62129

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Line Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Connector, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Line Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Platte Pass, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Street Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miPass Riss Lake.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach Riss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Southern Platte Pass, heading N.
  14. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left onto Line Creek Connector, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 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/main-street-trail-southern-platte-pass-out-back

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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