AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

North Riverfront Park

St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint & St. Louis Riverfront Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 48 min

St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint & St. Louis Riverfront Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in North Riverfront Park near Prospect Hill, MO. The route reaches St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. 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 mi400 – 446 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.73392, -90.21217
Nearest town Prospect Hill, MO
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St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint & St. Louis Riverfront Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 401–446 ft

Out & Back · North Riverfront Park

Trailhead: 38.73392, -90.21217

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Broadway at Saint Louis stop 655 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto St. Louis Riverfront Trail, heading SW.
  3. 7.2 miReach St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 7.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 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/north-riverfront-park-lake-north-riverfront-park-lake-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Broadway at Saint Louis stop 655 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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