Rock Island Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Rock Island Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Longview, MO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,017 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90409, -94.39583
Nearest town Longview, MO

Directions

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Rock Island Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 927–1,016 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.90409, -94.39583

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 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

78% gravel22% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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