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Big Sugar Creek State Park

Ozark Chinquapin Trail & White Connector 1

2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr

Ozark Chinquapin Trail & White Connector 1 is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Big Sugar Creek State Park near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,217 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Connector 36.63930, -94.28581
Nearest town Meadors Ford, MO
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Ozark Chinquapin Trail & White Connector 1

2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 919–1,218 ft

Out & Back · Big Sugar Creek State Park

Trailhead: North Connector · 36.63930, -94.28581

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

  1. Start on North Connector, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading S.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto White Connector 1, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right onto Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftReach White Connector 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 500 ftSharp left onto White Connector 1, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miBear left onto Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto North Connector, heading N.
  9. 250 ftArrive 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-white-connector-1-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.

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