Kennedy Forest via Wheels Path
1.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 38 min
Kennedy Forest via Wheels Path is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Clayton-Tamm, MO. The route reaches Kennedy Forest. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kennedy Forest via Wheels Path
1.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 38 min
Elevation 503–566 ft
Out & Back · Forest Park
Trailhead: Heels Path · 38.63236, -90.29077
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 92°F / low 71° · precip 37% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Transit-accessible: River's Edge Station stop 206 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Wheels Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Kennedy Forest.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Kennedy Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Heels Path, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: River's Edge Station stop 206 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Heels Path Trailhead
- Successional Forest–Jefferson Lake, 6 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Cabanne Spring–Jefferson Lake, 10 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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