Smithville Lake & Cabin Fever Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 46 min
Smithville Lake & Cabin Fever Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Crows Creek Park near Paradise, MO. The route reaches Smithville Lake. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Smithville Lake & Cabin Fever Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 46 min
Elevation 871–960 ft
Out & Back · Crows Creek Park
Trailhead: 39.39430, -94.51656
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cabin Fever Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Smithville Lake.
- 0.4 miReach Smithville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Smithville Lake–Anita B. Gorman Trail, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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