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Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Mononame 207 Reservoir–Hamburg Quarry Loop, 8 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Mononame 207 Reservoir–Hamburg Quarry Loop, 8 sights is a 10.9-mile loop in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Hamburg, MO. The route passes August A Busch Lake Number 10, August A Busch Lake Number 9, Mononame 207 Reservoir and Hamburg Quarry. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 679 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hamburg Trail trailhead 38.66881, -90.73249
Nearest town Hamburg, MO
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Mononame 207 Reservoir–Hamburg Quarry Loop, 8 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 459–679 ft

Loop · Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Trailhead: Hamburg Trail trailhead · 38.66881, -90.73249

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 92°F / low 72° · precip 39% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hamburg Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Mononame 207 Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Busch Greenway, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass August A Busch Lake Number 10.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hamburg Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miPass August A Busch Lake Number 9.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Busch Greenway, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miPass Mononame 207 Reservoir.
  13. 2.1 miSharp right onto Katy Trail, heading SE.
  14. 2.3 miPass Hamburg Quarry.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hamburg Trail, heading SW.
  18. 200 ftThe loop closes 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-hamburg-quarry-loop-12-lakes

Trail surface

37% dirt35% paved23% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 92°F72°
Feels like88°Precip39%Wind5 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: 2% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Mon 77°65° 60%
Tue 73°57° 15%
Wed 77°52°
Thu 77°53°
Fri 79°57°
Sat 73°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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