Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Busch Greenway–Gravel Trail, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Busch Greenway–Gravel Trail, 3 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Weldon Spring Heights, MO. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Busch Greenway–Gravel Trail, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Elevation 445–625 ft
Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Trailhead: 38.70196, -90.68104
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 42% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Busch Greenway, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Loop Road, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Busch Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Loop Road, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 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 6.8 mi in (~170 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Busch Greenway & Missouri Research Park Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- August A Busch Lake Number 35–Mononame 207 Reservoir, 6 lakes 7.8 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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