AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ruby Jack Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Ruby Jack Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Brooklyn Heights, MO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,014 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ruby Jack Trail County Road 180 Trailhead 37.18071, -94.38313
Nearest town Brooklyn Heights, MO
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Ruby Jack Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 949–1,013 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ruby Jack Trail County Road 180 Trailhead · 37.18071, -94.38313

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ruby Jack Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Ruby Jack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ruby-jack-trail-out-back-1608

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Brooklyn Heights, Missouri