Riverscene Viewpoint–Castlewood State Park Beach, 4 sights is a 2.9-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, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 373 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 617 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grotpeter Trail 38.56045, -90.54413
Nearest town Mountain Ridge, MO
Directions
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Riverscene Viewpoint–Castlewood State Park Beach, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 419–617 ft
Out & Back · Castlewood State Park
Trailhead: Grotpeter Trail · 38.56045, -90.54413
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start on Grotpeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Connector 1, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lone Wolf Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Castlewood State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Riverscene Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Riverscene Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lone Wolf Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White Connector 1, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grotpeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
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