Crows Creek Park

Smithville Lake & Cabin Fever Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Smithville Lake & Cabin Fever Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Crows Creek Park near Paradise, MO. The route reaches Smithville Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 896 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Anita B. Gorman Trail 39.39734, -94.51874
Nearest town Paradise, MO

Directions

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Smithville Lake & Cabin Fever Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 867–897 ft

Out & Back · Crows Creek Park

Trailhead: Anita B. Gorman Trail · 39.39734, -94.51874

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Smithville Lake.
  3. 6.8 miReach Smithville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.6 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead