Sunset Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Sunset Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Sunset Park near Musicks Ferry, MO. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 489–614 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Park
Trailhead: Sunset Trail · 38.82690, -90.35402
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 91°F / low 74° · precip 31% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sunset Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Sunset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:30 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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