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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Smithville Lake.
- 6.8 miReach Smithville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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