AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Priory Pond

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Priory Pond is a 2-mile out-and-back near Altheim, MO. The route reaches Priory Pond. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 597 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64252, -90.47693
Nearest town Altheim, MO
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Priory Pond

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 550–596 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.64252, -90.47693

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Priory Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miReach Priory Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/priory-pond-priory-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

71% grass29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Altheim, Missouri