Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Riverside Viewpoint–Confluence Viewpoint, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Riverside Viewpoint–Confluence Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Columbia Bottom Conservation Area near Spanish Lake, MO. The route passes Confluence Viewpoint before reaching Riverside Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Riverside Viewpoint–Confluence Viewpoint, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 408–429 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Trailhead: Confluence Trail · 38.81687, -90.17451
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Confluence Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Confluence, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Confluence Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Riverside Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miReach Riverside Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Confluence, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Columbia Bottom Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Confluence Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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