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Smithville Lake Recreation Area

Smithville Lake & Shoreline Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Smithville Lake & Shoreline Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Smithville Lake Recreation Area near Arley, MO. The route reaches Smithville Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 892 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail 39.40475, -94.43591
Nearest town Arley, MO
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Smithville Lake & Shoreline Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Elevation 869–894 ft

Out & Back · Smithville Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail · 39.40475, -94.43591

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 72°F / low 67° · precip 56% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miReach Smithville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/smithville-lake-shoreline-trail-out-back-3-km

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 72°F67°
Precip56%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity89%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 54% rain1 AM: 56% rain2 AM: 37% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 40% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 35% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Mon 68°63°
Tue 66°61°
Wed 75°50°
Thu 76°54°
Fri 66°56° 43%
Sat 79°62° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Arley, Missouri