Ozark Chinquapin Trail & White Connector 1
5.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Ozark Chinquapin Trail & White Connector 1 is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Big Sugar Creek State Park near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 590 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ozark Chinquapin Trail & White Connector 1
5.7 mi · ▲ 590 ft · 2 hr 12 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
- Start on Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right onto White Connector 1, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach White Connector 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp left onto White Connector 1, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Ozark Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ozark Chinquapin Trail Trailhead
- Ozark Chinquapin Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Blue Ribbon Trail via Ozark Chinquapin Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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