Prairie Viewpoint–Lone Elk Reservoir, 4 beaches is an 8-mile out-and-back in West Tyson County Park near Morschels, MO. The route passes Lone Elk Reservoir and Sherman Beach Park before reaching Prairie Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 337 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 617 ft8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.53186, -90.53285
Nearest town Morschels, MO
Directions
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Prairie Viewpoint–Lone Elk Reservoir, 4 beaches
8 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 405–616 ft
Out & Back · West Tyson County Park
Trailhead: 38.53186, -90.53285
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chubb Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Lone Elk Reservoir.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Sherman Beach Park.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chubb Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Prairie Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Prairie Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Chubb Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Chubb Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 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
83% dirt6% grass11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lone Elk Reservoir via Chubb Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Horse Spring–Antire Road, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft
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