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Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park near Wildwood, MO. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi676 – 758 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail 38.60993, -90.68586
Nearest town Wildwood, MO
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Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 676–760 ft

Out & Back · Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Amphitheater Trail · 38.60993, -90.68586

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Amphitheater Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail Access Spur 1, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto White Connector 2, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftReach Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Connector 2, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Virginia Day Memorial Nature Trail Access Spur 1, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Paved Bicycle Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.9 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/virginia-day-memorial-nature-trail-out-back

Trail surface

51% dirt46% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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