Island Trail
Photo: Richard Ricciardi, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 293 ft
- climb
- 762 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Island Trail is a short, easy hike in Missouri, about half a mile from the town of Hahatonka. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly a mile long, with a total climb of about 290 feet. The route starts at an elevation of about 709 feet and reaches a high point of about 762 feet before returning to the start. The steepest stretch comes early on, around 0.15 miles in, with a grade of about 10 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lakeside show October highs around 70°F with lows near 49°F, and April is similar at about 69°F by day and 47°F at night. July is the warmest month, with highs near 89°F. The trail is close to several other short hikes, including Spring Trail, Quarry Trail and Lake Trail, all about 0.2 miles away. The Niangua River, about half a mile off, offers fishing.
Spring TrailHikingPhoto: Log.base, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
Quarry TrailHikingPhoto: Semipaw, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Lake TrailHikingPhoto: Semipaw, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
- Castle TrailHikingPhoto: Log.base, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
- Boulder Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: Semipaw, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
- Niangua RiverRiver fishing0.5 mi
- Big Niangua River TrailCanoeing3.2 mi
- Dry Auglaize CreekCanoeing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Spring TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Log.base, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Turkey Pen Hollow TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Log.base, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake View Bend TrailHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Lake TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Semipaw, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Red TrailHiking · ~22 min drive
Natural Tunnel TrailHiking · ~32 min drivePhoto: rjones0856, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Quarry TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Semipaw, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Moreau Creek TrailHiking · ~1h 9m drive
- Cole Creek Red LoopHiking · ~50 min drive
- Castle TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Log.base, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Island Trail
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 25°
7 wet
Feb
49° / 29°
6 wet
Mar
59° / 37°
9 wet
Apr
69° / 47°
11 wet
May
77° / 56°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 65°
10 wet
Jul
89° / 70°
8 wet
Aug
88° / 68°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 60°
8 wet
Oct
70° / 49°
8 wet
Nov
59° / 39°
7 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lakeside, MO, 17.8 mi away at 590 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
