Rock Island Trail

10 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Rock Island Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Vale, MO. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 1,017 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92794, -94.44997
Nearest town Vale, MO

Directions

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Rock Island Trail

10 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 802–1,016 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.92794, -94.44997

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  5. 4.3 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% gravel1% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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