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Pemiscot Bayou Lake

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Pemiscot Bayou Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Covington, MO. The route reaches Pemiscot Bayou Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 259 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 36.11016, -89.87367
Nearest town Covington, MO
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Pemiscot Bayou Lake

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 256–261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 36.11016, -89.87367

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Pemiscot Bayou Lake.
  3. 1 miReach Pemiscot Bayou Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 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/pemiscot-bayou-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:27 PM.

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