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Eight Track, Hoot Owl, and Bobcat Loop

Local route6.7 km · 4.2 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Prickly Pear Loop 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore Missouri →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J4°-5°34
  2. F7°-3°46
  3. M13°2°71
  4. A19°8°113
  5. M24°14°148
  6. J28°19°161
  7. J31°22°124
  8. A31°21°112
  9. S26°16°121
  10. O19°10°100
  11. N12°4°66
  12. D5°-3°48

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Trail network through the woods with short bluffs and views of the lake

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Trail facts

Mapped length
6.7 km · 4.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
6.6 km NE of Lee's Summit (Jackson County, Missouri) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Missouri
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Jackson County Parks + Rec
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
38.9572, -94.3388
Route start
38.9548, -94.3315
OpenStreetMap
relation 12015796
Official info
urbantrailco.com/the-trails?id=615980
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Prickly Pear Loop

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Missouri

Slim Jim

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Missouri

Larry Mattonen Memorial Trail

0.7 mi · 1.0 km · Missouri

Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve Southwest

9 mi · 14 km · Missouri

Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast

9 mi · 15 km · Missouri

Liberty Bend Trail

15 mi · 24 km · Missouri

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