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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 4.3 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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