Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Benbush, MO. The route passes Mallard Lake and Creve Coeur Lake before reaching Creve Coeur Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. 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.
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Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 445–458 ft
Out & Back · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
Trailhead: Mallard Lake Loop Trail · 38.69986, -90.49706
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Mallard Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Creve Coeur Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mallard Lake Loop Trail Trailhead
- Mallard Lake & Beaver Bayou Trail via Creve Coeur Connector 5.1 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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