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Smithville Lake Recreation Area

Smithville Lake & Shoreline Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Smithville Lake & Shoreline Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Smithville Lake Recreation Area near Arley, MO. The route reaches Smithville Lake. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 906 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail 39.40780, -94.45024
Nearest town Arley, MO
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Smithville Lake & Shoreline Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 867–906 ft

Out & Back · Smithville Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail · 39.40780, -94.45024

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Smithville Lake.
  3. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miReach Smithville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 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-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Arley, Missouri