Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 4 sights is a 2-mile loop in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Benbush, MO. The route passes Creve Coeur Lake and Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 463 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail 38.71511, -90.48795
Nearest town Benbush, MO

Directions

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Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 4 sights

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 445–461 ft

Loop · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Trailhead: Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail · 38.71511, -90.48795

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftPass Mallard Lake.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Meadows Loop Trail, heading W.
  10. 1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead