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Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Dripping Springs–Creve Coeur Lake, 6 sights is a 5.8-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, Dripping Springs and Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 486 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

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

5.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 442–485 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. 450 ftTurn right onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Beaver Bayou Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miReach Dripping Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading NE.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail / Meadows Loop Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Loop Trail / Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Loop Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miArrive 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-7-beaches-9-km-d8b4

Trail surface

59% paved34% dirt1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 5 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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