AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Priory Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Priory Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Altheim, MO. The route passes Priory Pond and Priory Pond. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 591 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64544, -90.47785
Nearest town Altheim, MO
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Priory Pond

3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 511–592 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.64544, -90.47785

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Priory Pond.
  3. 0.7 miPass Priory Pond.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Priory Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miArrive 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-5-km

Trail surface

43% grass57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Altheim, Missouri