River's Edge Park

Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in River's Edge Park near Chesterfield, 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 mi446 – 472 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail 38.66530, -90.58236
Nearest town Chesterfield, MO

Directions

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Mulch Trail via Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 448–473 ft

Out & Back · River's Edge Park

Trailhead: Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail · 38.66530, -90.58236

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: 16824 Chesterfield Airport stop 363 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gravel Trail, heading E.
  7. 150 ftReach Mulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mulch Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Trail, heading W.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail, heading W.
  13. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

71% paved14% dirt6% gravel3% boardwalk6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16824 Chesterfield Airport stop 363 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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