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Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Centaur, MO. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 528 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64822, -90.68786
Nearest town Centaur, MO
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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 445–529 ft

Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Trailhead: 38.64822, -90.68786

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 91°F / low 70° · precip 42% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading N.
  7. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 2.4 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-14-km-7892

Trail surface

54% paved46% gravel

Weather

RainTemperature 91°F70°
Feels like85°Precip42%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity56%
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: 2% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 22% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Mon 76°65° 58%
Tue 74°60°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 77°55°
Fri 78°60°
Sat 71°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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