Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail & Mulch Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail & Mulch Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in River's Edge Park near Gumbo, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail & Mulch Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 448–478 ft
Out & Back · River's Edge Park
Trailhead: Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail · 38.66333, -90.61575
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Long stop 539 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading SW.
- 4.6 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 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 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Long stop 539 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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