Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
Pine Hill–FR 1461, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Pine Hill–FR 1461, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area near Deep Ford, MO. The route reaches Pine Hill at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,266 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Hill–FR 1461, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 903–1,243 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area
Trailhead: FS 1420 · 36.60129, -94.34349
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Nf Rd 1460, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto FR 1461, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nf Rd 1460, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto FR 1461, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Nf Rd 1460, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 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 1.5 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from FS 1420 Trailhead
- FR 1420 Sunset Point & FR 1420 4.2 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- FR 1420 Sunset Point–FR 1420, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 630 ft
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