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Arena Park

Rain Garden 3–Rain Garden 2, 6 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Rain Garden 3–Rain Garden 2, 6 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Arena Park near Decatur, MO. The route passes Rain Garden and Rain Garden 2 before reaching Rain Garden 3 at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape La Croix Trail 37.31056, -89.55924
Nearest town Decatur, MO
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Rain Garden 3–Rain Garden 2, 6 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 360–556 ft

Out & Back · Arena Park

Trailhead: Cape La Croix Trail · 37.31056, -89.55924

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape La Croix Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto Sinkhole Bottom, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ridgetop Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miPass Rain Garden.
  6. 50 ftPass Rain Garden 2.
  7. 300 ftReach Rain Garden 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sinkhole Bottom, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Cape La Croix Trail, heading NW.
  10. 2.8 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/rain-garden-3-rain-garden-2-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

34% gravel3% paved63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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