Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Blue Springs, MO. The route reaches Merriam Ester Young Pond. It is mostly level, with 168 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 851–952 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.02703, -94.25795
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Adams Dairy Parkway Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Merriam Ester Young Pond.
- 1 miReach Merriam Ester Young Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Remembrance via Adams Dairy Parkway Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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