Owl Creek Trail & White Oak Trail via Hawk Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 44 min
Owl Creek Trail & White Oak Trail via Hawk Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Queeny Park near Manchester, MO. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Owl Creek Trail & White Oak Trail via Hawk Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 44 min
Elevation 498–629 ft
Out & Back · Queeny Park
Trailhead: Winding Hill Trail · 38.60982, -90.49191
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Winding Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pond Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Owl Creek Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Fox Run Trail / Owl Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawk Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Owl Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Spur Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Winding Hill Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Winding Hill Trail Trailhead
- White Oak Trail 2 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Owl Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Hawk Ridge Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Owl Creek Trail & White Oak Trail Loop via Hawk Ridge Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft
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