Prairie Creek Greenway
3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Prairie Creek Greenway is a 3-mile out-and-back near Platte City, MO. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi866 – 968 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35129, -94.77788
Nearest town Platte City, MO
Directions
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Prairie Creek Greenway
3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 867–967 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.35129, -94.77788
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Creek Greenway, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
65% paved35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Creek Greenway 2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Prairie Creek Greenway 2.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Prairie Creek Greenway 4.3 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Prairie Creek Greenway 3.1 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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