Salamander Pond–East Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lone Elk County Park near Morschels, MO. The route reaches Salamander Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 433 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 761 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White Bison Trail 38.53117, -90.54339
Nearest town Morschels, MO
Directions
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Salamander Pond–East Ridge Road, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 505–762 ft
Out & Back · Lone Elk County Park
Trailhead: White Bison Trail · 38.53117, -90.54339
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Bison Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto East Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Salamander Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto White Bison Trail, heading SE.
- 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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