Gateway Arch Viewpoint–Reflective Pool, 6 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min
Gateway Arch Viewpoint–Reflective Pool, 6 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Gateway Arch National Park near La Salle, MO. The route passes South Pond, Gateway Arch Viewpoint, South Pond and 3 more before reaching Gateway Arch Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gateway Arch Viewpoint–Reflective Pool, 6 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min
Elevation 412–471 ft
Out & Back · Gateway Arch National Park
Trailhead: Riverfront Trail · 38.61575, -90.18699
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway at Convent stop 613 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Riverfront Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gateway Arch Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass South Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Gateway Arch Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass South Pond.
- 50 ftPass Reflective Pool.
- 500 ftPass North Pond.
- 50 ftPass Mansion House Fountain.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Gateway Arch Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Riverfront Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Broadway at Convent stop 613 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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