Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 49 min
Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Wydown Skinker, MO. The route reaches Cascades and Flegel Falls. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 49 min
Elevation 483–568 ft
Out & Back · Forest Park
Trailhead: 38.64263, -90.29991
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Skinker at Fauquier stop 262 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cascades and Flegel Falls.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Wheels Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Heels Path, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Cascades and Flegel Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Wheels Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Skinker at Fauquier stop 262 m from the trailhead
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