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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is an 8.1-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 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67123, -90.58535
Nearest town Chesterfield, MO
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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 449–478 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67123, -90.58535

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Chesterfield Commons East stop 319 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  4. 3.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 4.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftArrive 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-5223

Trail surface

92% paved3% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Chesterfield Commons East stop 319 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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