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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Overgrown, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Line Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Line Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern Platte Pass, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Southern Platte Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Line Creek Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Line Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Overgrown, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Line Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
More from this trailhead
- Line Creek Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- 152 Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Line Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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