AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Weldon Spring Conservation Area

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

15.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 5 hr 29 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 Jacobs, MO. The route passes Mononame 207 Reservoir and August A Busch Lake Number 9. It climbs 353 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 653 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 38.70409, -90.61099
Nearest town Jacobs, MO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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

15.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 454–654 ft

Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 38.70409, -90.61099

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.7 miContinue straight onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Busch Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miPass Mononame 207 Reservoir.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miPass August A Busch Lake Number 9.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Hamburg Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Busch Greenway, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miReach Mononame 207 Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Hamburg Trail, heading E.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Busch Greenway, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 3 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading S.
  17. 3.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 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/mononame-207-reservoir-august-a-busch-lake-number-9-out-back-5-lakes-2760

Trail surface

48% paved45% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Katy Trail Trailhead

Hikes near Jacobs, Missouri