Overlook–Dark Trail, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Greensfelder County Park near Allenton, MO. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 920 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi495 – 892 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.50426, -90.70164
Nearest town Allenton, MO
Directions
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Overlook–Dark Trail, 3 sights
8 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 495–893 ft
Out & Back · Greensfelder County Park
Trailhead: 38.50426, -90.70164
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Roundhouse Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto DeClue Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto DeClue Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Green Rock Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beulah Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Rock Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto DeClue Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Dark Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto DeClue Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Roundhouse Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
85% dirt15% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- DeClue Trail & Eagle Valley Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 876 ft
- Beulah Trail–DeClue Trail, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- DeClue Connector–DeClue Trail, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Roundhouse Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Roundhouse Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Fox Run Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 633 ft
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