Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 37 min
W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail is a 4.5-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, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 775–943 ft
Out & Back · Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Trailhead: 39.06432, -94.28971
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hickory Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Area Access Trail–Bethany Falls Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Hickory Grove Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bethany Falls Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Glades Observation Station–Bethany Falls Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- W. Robert Aylward Educational Pond via Hickory Grove Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 276 ft
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