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Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake Loop, 6 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake Loop, 6 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Vigus, MO. The route passes Creve Coeur Lake, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach, 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 – 459 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.72677, -90.48936
Nearest town Vigus, MO
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Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake Loop, 6 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 442–460 ft

Loop · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Trailhead: 38.72677, -90.48936

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 74° · precip 44% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  5. 0.2 miPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  6. 0.6 miPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftPass Dripping Springs.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miPass Creve Coeur Lake.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Meadows Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dripping-springs-creve-coeur-lake-out-back-11-beaches-7-km-d9f1

Trail surface

96% paved1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 92°F74°
Feels like87°Precip44%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity57%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Mon 75°64° 60%
Tue 74°62°
Wed 78°58°
Thu 78°59°
Fri 80°62°
Sat 74°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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