August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
August A Busch Lake Number 10–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
August A Busch Lake Number 10–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area near Weldon Spring, MO. The route passes August A Busch Lake Number 9 and August A Busch Lake Number 10. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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August A Busch Lake Number 10–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 612–657 ft
Out & Back · August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Trailhead: Blue Grosbeak Trail-Birding · 38.70546, -90.70514
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Busch Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass August A Busch Lake Number 9.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Hamburg Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass August A Busch Lake Number 10.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Busch Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Hamburg Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach August A Busch Lake Number 10, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Busch Greenway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Hamburg Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Busch Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Blue Grosbeak Trail-Birding Trailhead
- August A Busch Lake Number 10–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 6 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- August A Busch Lake Number 9 & Busch Greenway 2 mi · ▲ 88 ft
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