Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area
Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint–Shelter bluff, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint–Shelter bluff, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area near Pond, MO. The route passes Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint and Shelter bluff. It climbs 967 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint–Shelter bluff, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 495–803 ft
Out & Back · Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area
Trailhead: Prairie Trail · 38.55790, -90.65175
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Trail Among the Trees, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Rock Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miPass Shelter bluff.
- 0.4 miReach Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Green Rock Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Lime Klin Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Prairie Trail Trailhead
- Trail Among the Trees Viewpoint–Lime Klin Loop Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 537 ft
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