Riverscene Viewpoint–Castlewood State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Castlewood State Park near Mountain Ridge, MO. The route passes Castlewood State Park Beach before reaching Riverscene Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 564 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grotpeter Trail 38.55146, -90.54166
Nearest town Mountain Ridge, MO
Directions
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Riverscene Viewpoint–Castlewood State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 46 min
Elevation 419–563 ft
Out & Back · Castlewood State Park
Trailhead: Grotpeter Trail · 38.55146, -90.54166
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grotpeter Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Connector 1, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lone Wolf Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Castlewood State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Riverscene Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Riverscene Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lone Wolf Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White Connector 1, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grotpeter Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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