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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Busch Greenway, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miPass Hamburg Quarry.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hamburg Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Lost Valley Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Hamburg Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Lost Valley Trail Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hamburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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- Busch Greenway & Missouri Research Park Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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