Rough Rider Ridge & Wildcat Chase Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 50 min
Rough Rider Ridge & Wildcat Chase Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Morse Park near Neosho, MO. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rough Rider Ridge & Wildcat Chase Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,007–1,201 ft
Loop · Morse Park
Trailhead: Trail Entrance · 36.87311, -94.36254
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Entrance, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rough Rider Ridge, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gone Rogue, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lazy Boy, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rough Rider Ridge, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Wildcat Chase, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Chase, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rough Rider Ridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildcat Chase, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rough Rider Ridge, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Trail Entrance, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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