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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Chesterfield, 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.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 479 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67151, -90.58440
Nearest town Chesterfield, MO
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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 449–478 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67151, -90.58440

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 92°F / low 70° · precip 44% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Chesterfield Commons East stop 364 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.9 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/monarch-chesterfield-levee-trail-out-back-13-km-35c2

Trail surface

93% paved2% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 92°F70°
Feels like86°Precip44%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 44% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Mon 76°65° 59%
Tue 73°59°
Wed 77°55°
Thu 78°55°
Fri 80°60°
Sat 74°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Chesterfield Commons East stop 364 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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