AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Plover Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Plover Lake is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route reaches Plover Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,030 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86596, -94.33229
Nearest town Greenwood, MO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Plover Lake

3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 992–1,031 ft

Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.86596, -94.33229

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach Plover Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/plover-lake-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

76% dirt23% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Greenwood, Missouri