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River's Edge Park

Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in River's Edge Park near Gumbo, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 476 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Loop Road 38.67879, -90.63817
Nearest town Gumbo, MO
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Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 447–475 ft

Out & Back · River's Edge Park

Trailhead: Loop Road · 38.67879, -90.63817

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Spirit Of St Louis stop 742 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftReach Mulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn right onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 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/mulch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

58% paved22% gravel16% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chesterfield Airport at Spirit Of St Louis stop 742 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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