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James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Plover Lake

5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Plover Lake is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route reaches Plover Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 1,030 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86514, -94.31352
Nearest town Greenwood, MO
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Plover Lake

5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 952–1,031 ft

Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.86514, -94.31352

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Plover Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 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-plover-lake-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

93% dirt6% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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