Spanish Lake Park

Sunfish Lake via Madrid Avenue

2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min

Sunfish Lake via Madrid Avenue is a 2-mile out-and-back in Spanish Lake Park near Spanish Lake, MO. The route reaches Sunfish Lake. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 535 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Madrid Avenue 38.79446, -90.19646
Nearest town Spanish Lake, MO

Directions

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Sunfish Lake via Madrid Avenue

2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min

Elevation 490–534 ft

Out & Back · Spanish Lake Park

Trailhead: Madrid Avenue · 38.79446, -90.19646

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start on Madrid Avenue, heading N.
  2. 450 ftPass Sunfish Lake.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miReach Sunfish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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