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Cuivre River State Park

Stone Shelter Pond–Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, 7 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Stone Shelter Pond–Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, 7 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Cuivre River State Park near Troy, MO. The route reaches Stone Shelter Pond. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 709 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Sugar Creek Drive 39.00960, -90.93922
Nearest town Troy, MO
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Stone Shelter Pond–Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, 7 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 493–707 ft

Out & Back · Cuivre River State Park

Trailhead: Big Sugar Creek Drive · 39.00960, -90.93922

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Stone Shelter Pond.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Hamilton Hollow Trail and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cuivre River Trail - South Loop and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto White Connector 2, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto White Connector 5, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Cuivre River Trail - North Loop, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto White Connector 4, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Cuivre River Trail - South Loop, heading SW.
  11. 1.9 miTurn left onto Hamilton Hollow Trail and Blackhawk Point Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 50 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/stone-shelter-pond-stone-shelter-pond-out-back-8-sights-12-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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