Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 2 hr 18 min
FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Meadors Ford, MO. The route reaches FR 1420 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 866 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 991–1,243 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
Trailhead: 36.60299, -94.31651
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto FR 1420, heading W.
- 150 ftReach FR 1420 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Nf Rd 1460, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 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.
More from this trailhead
- FR 1461 & Nf Rd 1460 3.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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