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.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 476 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Loop Road 38.67879, -90.63817
Nearest town Gumbo, MO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach Gravel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 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

80% paved20% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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