Rock Island Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Rock Island Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Southwest Parkway near Saint Joseph, MO. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Island Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 864–1,028 ft
Out & Back · Southwest Parkway
Trailhead: 39.73737, -94.83004
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
- 3.9 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bartlet Branch Trail & Patee Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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