Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach–Bootlegger's Run Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min

Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach–Bootlegger's Run Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Vigus, MO. The route reaches Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 600 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Residential Connector 38.71783, -90.46536
Nearest town Vigus, MO

Directions

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Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach–Bootlegger's Run Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min

Elevation 536–601 ft

Out & Back · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Trailhead: Residential Connector · 38.71783, -90.46536

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start on Residential Connector, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector Path, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Bootlegger's Run Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftReach Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Path, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger's Run Trail, heading S.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger's Run Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Residential Connector, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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% dirt1% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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