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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 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.9 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: 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 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading N.
  6. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 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-f2fb

Trail surface

55% paved45% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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