Park Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Park Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Legacy Park near Lake Lotawana, MO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Park Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 921–997 ft
Out & Back · Legacy Park
Trailhead: South Trailhead · 38.92667, -94.31074
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Northeast Coneflower Drive, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto 1014 Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Park Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto 1014 Loop, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Park Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South Trailhead Trailhead
- Park Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Lake Jacomo–Fleming Park Beach, 5 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Park Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Park Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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