Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
Mallard Lake & Beaver Bayou Trail via Creve Coeur Connector
5.1 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Mallard Lake & Beaver Bayou Trail via Creve Coeur Connector is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park near Benbush, MO. The route reaches Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mallard Lake & Beaver Bayou Trail via Creve Coeur Connector
5.1 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 442–485 ft
Out & Back · Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
Trailhead: Mallard Lake Loop Trail · 38.69986, -90.49706
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Mallard Lake.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Beaver Bayou Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Audubon Trace Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Creve Coeur Connector, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mallard Lake Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mallard Lake Loop Trail Trailhead
- Creve Coeur Lake–Mallard Lake, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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