Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 52 min
W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area near Blue Springs, MO. The route reaches W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 52 min
Elevation 821–928 ft
Out & Back · Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Trailhead: Missouri Tree Trail · 39.04886, -94.29037
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Missouri Tree Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Connector Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bethany Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bethany Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Prairie Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Missouri Tree Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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