AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest 44 Conservation Area

Mud Cave via Red Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Mud Cave via Red Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Forest 44 Conservation Area near Tyson, MO. The route reaches Mud Cave. It climbs 1,001 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.50630, -90.55921
Nearest town Tyson, MO
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Mud Cave via Red Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 525–803 ft

Out & Back · Forest 44 Conservation Area

Trailhead: 38.50630, -90.55921

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Mud Cave.
  4. 4.5 miReach Mud Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.5 miArrive 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/mud-cave-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 10 min before dark.

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