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Big Sugar Creek State Park

Ozark Chinquapin Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Ozark Chinquapin Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Big Sugar Creek State Park near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,217 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ozark Chinquapin Trail 36.62158, -94.29422
Nearest town Meadors Ford, MO
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Ozark Chinquapin Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 909–1,217 ft

Out & Back · Big Sugar Creek State Park

Trailhead: Ozark Chinquapin Trail · 36.62158, -94.29422

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 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/ozark-chinquapin-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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