Missouri trails · Mcadoo Trail System
Mcadoo Trail System
A 6.4-mile loop in Missouri, with 165 ft of climbing. Reaches Adams Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 301 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Adams Pond (lake)
- Shawnee Pond (lake)
Getting there
Mcadoo Trail System access — parking nearby. 38.74109, -93.61362 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:15 a.m., the sun rises at 6:42 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.4-mile route takes roughly 2 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:08 a.m. — 10 h 38 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Katy Trail — 22.4 mi