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Lone Elk County Park

Salamander Pond & East Ridge Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Salamander Pond & East Ridge Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lone Elk County Park near Tyson, MO. The route reaches Salamander Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 402 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 761 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.52629, -90.55172
Nearest town Tyson, MO
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Salamander Pond & East Ridge Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 551–762 ft

Out & Back · Lone Elk County Park

Trailhead: 38.52629, -90.55172

Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 42% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Ridge Road, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Salamander Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/salamander-pond-salamander-pond-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 93°F71°
Feels like85°Precip42%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity51%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Mon 74°65° 57%
Tue 73°60°
Wed 76°54°
Thu 76°55°
Fri 77°58°
Sat 69°58°

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