AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Southern Platte Pass

2.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 59 min

Southern Platte Pass is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Parkville, MO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 991 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern Platte Pass 39.21073, -94.66405
Nearest town Parkville, MO
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Southern Platte Pass

2.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 59 min

Elevation 888–991 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Southern Platte Pass · 39.21073, -94.66405

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start on Southern Platte Pass, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 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/southern-platte-pass-out-back-4-km-ecff

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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