Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Hamburg Quarry–Busch Greenway, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Hamburg Quarry–Busch Greenway, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Weldon Spring Heights, MO. The route reaches Hamburg Quarry. It climbs 563 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 725 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70196, -90.68104
Nearest town Weldon Spring Heights, MO

Directions

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Hamburg Quarry–Busch Greenway, 3 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 459–725 ft

Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Trailhead: 38.70196, -90.68104

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Busch Greenway, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.4 miPass Hamburg Quarry.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Hamburg Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Lost Valley Trail Connector, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.6 miReach Hamburg Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail Connector, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hamburg Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  17. 2.4 miSharp left onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 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

58% gravel20% dirt17% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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