AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area

Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint & Shelter bluff via Rock Quarry Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint & Shelter bluff via Rock Quarry Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area near Pond, MO. The route passes Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint before reaching Shelter bluff at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 804 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trailhead Parking 38.56370, -90.66556
Nearest town Pond, MO
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Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint & Shelter bluff via Rock Quarry Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 549–803 ft

Out & Back · Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area

Trailhead: Trailhead Parking · 38.56370, -90.66556

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green Rock Trail, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftPass Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint.
  3. 500 ftSharp left onto Rock Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miPass Shelter bluff.
  5. 150 ftReach Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miSharp right onto Green Rock Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 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/trail-among-the-trees-viewpoint-shelter-bluff-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pond, Missouri