AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Gumbo, 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 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.67411, -90.60085
Nearest town Gumbo, MO
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Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 449–478 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.67411, -90.60085

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at RHL stop 657 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  5. 4.8 miReach Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 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-16-km-59c6

Trail surface

87% paved2% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at RHL stop 657 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Gumbo, Missouri