Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Blue Springs, MO. The route reaches Merriam Ester Young Pond. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 851–948 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Adams Dairy Parkway Trail · 39.01917, -94.25208
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Adams Dairy Parkway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Merriam Ester Young Pond.
- 1 miReach Merriam Ester Young Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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