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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Roundhouse Loop, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto DeClue Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto DeClue Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miBear left onto Green Rock Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beulah Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Rock Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Eagle Valley Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto DeClue Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto Dark Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto DeClue Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Roundhouse Loop, heading S.
  22. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 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

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