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Pony Express Lake Conservation Area

Pony Express Lake

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Pony Express Lake is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Pony Express Lake Conservation Area near Osborn, MO. The route reaches Pony Express Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,004 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.80261, -94.39548
Nearest town Osborn, MO
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Pony Express Lake

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 976–1,003 ft

Out & Back · Pony Express Lake Conservation Area

Trailhead: 39.80261, -94.39548

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Pony Express Lake.
  3. 1.4 miReach Pony Express Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miArrive 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/pony-express-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Osborn, Missouri