Plover Lake & Prairie Hollow Lake
5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Plover Lake & Prairie Hollow Lake is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route passes Plover Lake and Prairie Hollow Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Plover Lake & Prairie Hollow Lake
5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 965–1,031 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.88855, -94.32987
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Plover Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Prairie Hollow Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Plover Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 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 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Catclaw Lake–Jackrabbit Lake, 8 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Bluestem Lake–Plover Lake, 3 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Jackrabbit Lake–Plover Lake, 4 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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