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Big Sugar Creek State Park

Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector & Red Ribbon Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr

Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector & Red Ribbon Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Big Sugar Creek State Park near Meadors Ford, MO. It climbs 345 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi974 – 1,188 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector 36.64048, -94.30187
Nearest town Meadors Ford, MO
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Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector & Red Ribbon Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 973–1,187 ft

Out & Back · Big Sugar Creek State Park

Trailhead: Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector · 36.64048, -94.30187

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start on Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Red Ribbon Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miReach Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Ribbon Trail Northwest connector, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 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/red-ribbon-trail-northwest-connector-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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