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James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Tanglewood Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 54 min

Tanglewood Lake is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route reaches Tanglewood Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,024 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87439, -94.32433
Nearest town Greenwood, MO
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Tanglewood Lake

2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 54 min

Elevation 984–1,024 ft

Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 38.87439, -94.32433

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Tanglewood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miArrive 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/tanglewood-lake-tanglewood-lake-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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