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Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 7 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 7 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Vigus, MO. The route passes Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach, Creve Coeur Lake, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach and 3 more. 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 – 466 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.72517, -90.48024
Nearest town Vigus, MO
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Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 7 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 442–468 ft

Out & Back · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Trailhead: 38.72517, -90.48024

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto McKelvey Woods Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miPass Creve Coeur Lake.
  9. 50 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miPass Dripping Springs.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miPass Creve Coeur Lake.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Meadows Loop Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left onto McKelvey Woods Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dripping-springs-creve-coeur-lake-out-back-11-beaches-13-km

Trail surface

77% paved23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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