Spanish Lake via Lakeside Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Spanish Lake via Lakeside Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Spanish Lake Park near Spanish Lake, MO. The route reaches Spanish Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Spanish Lake via Lakeside Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 490–509 ft
Out & Back · Spanish Lake Park
Trailhead: 38.79603, -90.20537
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Spanish Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeside Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Spanish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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