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Forest Park

Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Skinker-De Baliviere, MO. The route reaches Cascades and Flegel Falls. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 489 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64469, -90.29693
Nearest town Skinker-De Baliviere, MO
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Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 477–490 ft

Out & Back · Forest Park

Trailhead: 38.64469, -90.29693

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Skinker at Forsyth Northbound stop 415 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftPass Cascades and Flegel Falls.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftSharp right onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
  12. 50 ftReach Cascades and Flegel Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cascades-and-flegel-falls-heels-path-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

55% paved39% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skinker at Forsyth Northbound stop 415 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Skinker-De Baliviere, Missouri