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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 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67123, -90.58535
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: 38.67123, -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 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-834b

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 (~32 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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