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Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Chesterfield, 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 mi449 – 472 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.66541, -90.57594
Nearest town Chesterfield, MO
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Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 449–473 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.66541, -90.57594

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

Transit-accessible: 16824 Chesterfield Airport stop 537 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Gravel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftArrive 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/gravel-trail-out-back-8-km-4ddb

Trail surface

85% paved5% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16824 Chesterfield Airport stop 537 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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