Riss Lake & Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass
4.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Riss Lake & Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Platte Woods, MO. The route reaches Riss Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Riss Lake & Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass
4.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 888–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Southern Platte Pass · 39.21037, -94.64263
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: 229 stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Southern Platte Pass, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Street Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Riss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Southern Platte Pass, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 229 stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Southern Platte Pass Trailhead
- Southern Platte Pass 3.6 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Southern Platte Pass 3.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Southern Platte Pass 2.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Riss Lake & Main Street Trail via Southern Platte Pass 5 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Southern Platte Pass 3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Southern Platte Pass 2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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