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Forest Park

Heels Path

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Heels Path is a 2-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Wydown Skinker, MO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 512 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wheels Path 38.64170, -90.30246
Nearest town Wydown Skinker, MO
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Heels Path

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 479–512 ft

Out & Back · Forest Park

Trailhead: Wheels Path · 38.64170, -90.30246

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Skinker at Fauquier stop 22 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wheels Path, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miReach Heels Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 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/heels-path-out-back

Trail surface

62% paved38% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skinker at Fauquier stop 22 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wydown Skinker, Missouri