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A paved multi-use trail that leads through a linear park and urban areas.


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Map Key

5.0

Miles

8.0

KM

Point to Point

1,296' 395 m

High

1,145' 349 m

Low

167' 51 m

Up

40' 12 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (0°)

4%

Max Grade (3°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Cave · Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Technically open sunrise to sunset, but it's not gated.

Description

This paved path is a very easy, mostly level off-road trail from Lake Springfield up to multiple Eastern Springfield suburbs. The path connects to the Nature Center Trail near the southern end, offering an educational stopping point.

The trail passes through Sequiota Park along the way, which makes for another enjoyable stopping point, especially for families. Used by various pedestrians and cyclists, this path can be quite popular. Please keep an eye or an ear out for other visitors.

This route crosses busy roads at several points, but is mostly away from traffic, which provides a much more pleasant hiking experience than simply taking the sidewalk.

Parking is available at the southern end next to old bridge or at Sequiota Park.

Contacts

Shared By:

Phil Dexter with improvements by Zac Nixon

Trail Ratings

  4.2 from 6 votes

#3

in Springfield

#10785

Overall
  4.2 from 6 votes
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Trail Rankings

#3

in Springfield

#255

in Missouri

#10,785

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Trail near the park
May 14, 2019 near Springf…, MO

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May 27, 2020
Jerry Dorris
9.9mi
Mar 9, 2019
Stephanie Funk
Nice paved path, can get quite busy on the weekends
Aug 17, 2016
Mike N.
Nice trail but quite noisy. 5mi — 1h 10m
Aug 5, 2016
Christina Shepherd
11mi
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