Prairie Hollow Lake & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Prairie Hollow Lake & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route passes Tanglewood Lake before reaching Prairie Hollow Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Prairie Hollow Lake & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 911–1,034 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.87145, -94.31181
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shawnee Trace Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Tanglewood Lake.
- 0.4 miReach Prairie Hollow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 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 2.6 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gopher Lake–Catclaw Lake, 7 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Coot Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Coot Lake & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Gopher Lake & Bodarc Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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