Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint & Prairie Hollow Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint & Prairie Hollow Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route passes Prairie Hollow Lake before reaching Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint & Prairie Hollow Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 899–1,034 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.85871, -94.34224
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Prairie Hollow Lake.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Shawnee Trace Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Prairie Hollow Lake–Coot Lake, 3 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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