Smithville Lake Recreation Area

Smithville Lake & Litton Center Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 31 min

Smithville Lake & Litton Center Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Smithville Lake Recreation Area near Smithville, MO. The route reaches Smithville Lake. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 899 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Main Street Trail 39.39056, -94.56069
Nearest town Smithville, MO

Directions

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Smithville Lake & Litton Center Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 31 min

Elevation 861–899 ft

Out & Back · Smithville Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Main Street Trail · 39.39056, -94.56069

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Litton Center Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miPass Smithville Lake.
  3. 0.3 miReach Smithville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 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

43% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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