Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in James A. Reed Wildlife Area near Greenwood, MO. The route reaches Tanglewood Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tanglewood Lake via Shawnee Trace Nature Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 911–1,024 ft
Out & Back · James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Trailhead: 38.87145, -94.31181
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Shawnee Trace Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Tanglewood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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