AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ruby Jack Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Ruby Jack Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Oronogo, MO. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,020 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ruby Jack Trail 37.19485, -94.46424
Nearest town Oronogo, MO
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Ruby Jack Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 929–1,019 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ruby Jack Trail · 37.19485, -94.46424

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ruby Jack Trail, heading E.
  2. 6.4 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. 6.4 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-2ad8

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Oronogo, Missouri