Shady Eighty Ranch Lake & Lake Trail via Lone Spring Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 45 min
Shady Eighty Ranch Lake & Lake Trail via Lone Spring Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cuivre River State Park near Okete, MO. The route reaches Shady Eighty Ranch Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Shady Eighty Ranch Lake & Lake Trail via Lone Spring Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 45 min
Elevation 632–709 ft
Out & Back · Cuivre River State Park
Trailhead: White Connector 1 · 39.06587, -90.93291
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Connector 1, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lone Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Shady Eighty Ranch Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lone Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Connector 1, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Connector 1 Trailhead
- Big Sugar Creek Trail via Lone Spring Trail 4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Lane Spring & Lone Spring Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Big Sugar Creek Trail & Cuivre River Trail - North Loop Loop via Lone Spring Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 739 ft
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