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Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Blue Springs, MO. The route reaches Merriam Ester Young Pond. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 948 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.02574, -94.24188
Nearest town Blue Springs, MO
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Merriam Ester Young Pond & Adams Dairy Parkway Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 851–948 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.02574, -94.24188

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Adams Dairy Parkway Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miPass Merriam Ester Young Pond.
  6. 1 miReach Merriam Ester Young Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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/merriam-ester-young-pond-adams-dairy-parkway-trail-out-back-9-km-eb98

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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