AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Downtown STL View & Eagle Point Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Downtown STL View & Eagle Point Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Saint Thomas, IL. The route reaches Downtown STL View at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 443 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eagle Point Trail 38.76034, -90.14133
Nearest town Saint Thomas, IL
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Directions

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Downtown STL View & Eagle Point Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 411–444 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Eagle Point Trail · 38.76034, -90.14133

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagle Point Trail, heading SW.
  2. 5.8 miReach Downtown STL View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 5.8 miArrive 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/downtown-stl-view-out-back

Trail surface

50% gravel50% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Saint Thomas, Illinois