Lone Elk Reservoir–Sherman Beach Park, 4 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Castlewood State Park near Ranken, MO. The route passes Lone Elk Reservoir before reaching Sherman Beach Park at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 587 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 617 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Antire Road 38.53445, -90.51499
Nearest town Ranken, MO
Directions
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Lone Elk Reservoir–Sherman Beach Park, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 405–616 ft
Out & Back · Castlewood State Park
Trailhead: Antire Road · 38.53445, -90.51499
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Antire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chubb Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Lone Elk Reservoir.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Low Water Route, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chubb Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Sherman Beach Park.
- 350 ftBear right onto Low Water Route, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Lone Elk Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Chubb Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Low Water Route, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chubb Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn left onto Antire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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