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Michael Gunn Park at Platte Meadows

Northwood Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Northwood Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Michael Gunn Park at Platte Meadows near Houston Lake, MO. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 935 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.20234, -94.63167
Nearest town Houston Lake, MO
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Northwood Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 768–936 ft

Out & Back · Michael Gunn Park at Platte Meadows

Trailhead: 39.20234, -94.63167

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 68° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 77 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwood Trail, heading S.
  2. 2 miReach Northwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.9 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/northwood-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 74°F68°
Precip49%Wind4 mphUV3Humidity86%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 49% rain1 AM: 49% rain2 AM: 37% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 36% rain5 AM: 28% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 25% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Mon 71°63°
Tue 65°60°
Wed 76°54°
Thu 77°57°
Fri 71°60° 46%
Sat 79°63° 36%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 77 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Houston Lake, Missouri