Salamander Pond–East Ridge Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Salamander Pond–East Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Minke, MO. The route reaches Salamander Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 314 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 761 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tyson Station Road 38.53780, -90.55632
Nearest town Minke, MO

Directions

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Salamander Pond–East Ridge Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 460–762 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tyson Station Road · 38.53780, -90.55632

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start on Tyson Station Road, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto East Ridge Road, heading SE.
  3. 1.9 miReach Salamander Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miBear left onto Tyson Station Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

77% dirt23% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM