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Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Mononame 207 Reservoir–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Mononame 207 Reservoir–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Centaur, MO. The route passes Mononame 207 Reservoir before reaching August A Busch Lake Number 9 at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 653 ft17.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64822, -90.68786
Nearest town Centaur, MO
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Mononame 207 Reservoir–August A Busch Lake Number 9, 4 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 445–654 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 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 miContinue straight onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Busch Greenway, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miPass Mononame 207 Reservoir.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miPass August A Busch Lake Number 9.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Hamburg Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftReach Mononame 207 Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Busch Greenway, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 3 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee, heading E.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mononame-207-reservoir-august-a-busch-lake-number-9-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

73% paved26% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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