Pool 1 via Entrance Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Pool 1 via Entrance Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route reaches Pool 1 at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Pool 1 via Entrance Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 992–1,035 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.87929, -94.33437
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Entrance Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Pool 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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