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Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 5.3-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 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail 38.66530, -90.58236
Nearest town Chesterfield, MO
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Gravel Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 449–473 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail · 38.66530, -90.58236

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

Transit-accessible: 16824 Chesterfield Airport stop 363 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftReach Gravel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.6 miArrive 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-9-km-4f1c

Trail surface

88% paved5% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16824 Chesterfield Airport stop 363 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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