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Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 6 sights

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 6 sights is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Benbush, MO. The route passes Creve Coeur Lake, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach and Dripping Springs before reaching Mallard Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 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.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 459 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.71218, -90.47945
Nearest town Benbush, MO
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Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 6 sights

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Elevation 442–460 ft

Out & Back · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Trailhead: 38.71218, -90.47945

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Beach.
  4. 150 ftPass Dripping Springs.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftPass Mallard Lake.
  11. 50 ftReach Dripping Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 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/dripping-springs-creve-coeur-lake-out-back-7-beaches-3-km-145d

Trail surface

85% paved3% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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