Missouri trails · Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area Trail
Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area Trail
A 7.5-mile out-and-back in Missouri, with 300 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.5. It gives back about 1,209 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area Trail access. About 59 min drive (45 mi) from Sullivan. 38.14030, -91.80858 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:48 a.m., the sun rises at 7:14 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:57 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.1-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:07 p.m. — 5 h 23 min before sunset.