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Prairie Viewpoint–Sherman Beach Park, 3 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in West Tyson County Park near Minke, MO. The route passes Sherman Beach Park before reaching Prairie Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. 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 mi404 – 433 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Castlewood Loop 38.53889, -90.55954
Nearest town Minke, MO

Directions

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Prairie Viewpoint–Sherman Beach Park, 3 beaches

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 405–432 ft

Out & Back · West Tyson County Park

Trailhead: Castlewood Loop · 38.53889, -90.55954

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Castlewood Loop, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Chubb Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miPass Sherman Beach Park.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Loop, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Chubb Trail, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Prairie Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Prairie Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chubb Trail, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Loop, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chubb Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left onto Castlewood Loop, heading E.
  17. 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

68% dirt10% grass2% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

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