Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Gumbo, MO. 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.
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Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 447–475 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Loop Road · 38.67879, -90.63817
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Gravel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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