Southern Platte Pass via Line Creek Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Southern Platte Pass via Line Creek Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Barry, MO. It climbs 636 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 1,073 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26266, -94.61049
Nearest town Barry, MO

Directions

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Southern Platte Pass via Line Creek Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 830–1,073 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.26266, -94.61049

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Overgrown, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Line Creek Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Connector, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Line Creek Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Platte Pass, heading SW.
  16. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miReach Southern Platte Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left onto Line Creek Connector, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.4 miSharp right onto Overgrown, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right onto Line Creek Trail, heading N.
  26. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% paved6% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~185 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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