Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Audubon Trace Trail via Creve Coeur Connector

6.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Audubon Trace Trail via Creve Coeur Connector is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Harvester, MO. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 538 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.74090, -90.52413
Nearest town Harvester, MO

Directions

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Audubon Trace Trail via Creve Coeur Connector

6.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 433–538 ft

Out & Back · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Trailhead: 38.74090, -90.52413

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Creve Coeur Connector Spur, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Skunk Prairie Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Beaver Bayou Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Audubon Trace Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Skunk Prairie Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Creve Coeur Connector Spur, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading NE.
  15. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% paved44% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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