AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

B. K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area

Sterling Harbor Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Sterling Harbor Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in B. K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area near Sterling Landing, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 449 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.12257, -90.69970
Nearest town Sterling Landing, MO
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Sterling Harbor Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 435–449 ft

Out & Back · B. K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area

Trailhead: 39.12257, -90.69970

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Sterling Harbor Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftArrive 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/sterling-harbor-road-out-back

Trail surface

66% gravel13% sand6% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Sterling Landing, Missouri