Boathouse Lake & Horseshoe Lake via Carondelet Connector
2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 50 min
Boathouse Lake & Horseshoe Lake via Carondelet Connector is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Carondelet Park near Carondelet, MO. The route passes Boathouse Lake and Horseshoe Lake before reaching Horseshoe Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boathouse Lake & Horseshoe Lake via Carondelet Connector
2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 50 min
Elevation 421–499 ft
Out & Back · Carondelet Park
Trailhead: 38.55677, -90.26160
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Loughborough Commons stop 96 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Carondelet Connector, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Boathouse Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftPass Horseshoe Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Horseshoe Lake.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Boathouse Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Loughborough Commons stop 96 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River des Peres–Carondelet Connector, 4 sights 12 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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