Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area

La Charbonier Bluff & Missouri Greenway

3.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 17 min

La Charbonier Bluff & Missouri Greenway is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area near Hazelwood, MO. The route reaches La Charbonier Bluff at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 584 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truman Park 38.79356, -90.37616
Nearest town Hazelwood, MO

Directions

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La Charbonier Bluff & Missouri Greenway

3.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 434–584 ft

Out & Back · Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area

Trailhead: Truman Park · 38.79356, -90.37616

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Truman Park, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftReach La Charbonier Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Missouri Greenway, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Truman Park, heading SE.
  12. 100 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

62% dirt32% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:30 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead