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River's Edge Park

Missouri Research Park Trail & Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Missouri Research Park Trail & Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in River's Edge Park near Weldon Spring Heights, MO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 528 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Busch Greenway 38.69463, -90.68434
Nearest town Weldon Spring Heights, MO
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Missouri Research Park Trail & Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 445–529 ft

Out & Back · River's Edge Park

Trailhead: Busch Greenway · 38.69463, -90.68434

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Missouri Research Park Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miSharp right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Road, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Loop Road, heading E.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
  16. 150 ftReach Missouri Research Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading W.
  21. 300 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Loop Road, heading W.
  25. 300 ftContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading SW.
  26. 1.3 miSharp left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading N.
  28. 1 miContinue straight onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.5 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/missouri-research-park-trail-out-back

Trail surface

68% paved22% gravel7% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 3:46 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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