Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Avon, MO. The route passes Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint before reaching Tanglewood Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint & Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 899–1,024 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.86323, -94.30922
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shawnee Trace Nature Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Tanglewood Lake.
- 150 ftReach Shawnee Trace Nature Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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