Sunfish Lake
2.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Sunfish Lake is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Spanish Lake Park near Spanish Lake, MO. The route passes Sunfish Lake before reaching Sunfish Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sunfish Lake
2.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 490–550 ft
Out & Back · Spanish Lake Park
Trailhead: 38.80571, -90.19916
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Sunfish Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Sunfish Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Spanish Lake & Sunfish Lake 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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