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Post-Dispatch Lake–Emerson Grand Basin, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Post-Dispatch Lake–Emerson Grand Basin, 4 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near De Baliviere, MO. The route passes Post-Dispatch Lake, Emerson Grand Basin and Cascades and Flegel Falls. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 492 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64320, -90.28393
Nearest town De Baliviere, MO · Official trailhead info (forestparkmap.org)
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Post-Dispatch Lake–Emerson Grand Basin, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 467–491 ft

Out & Back · Forest Park

Trailhead: 38.64320, -90.28393

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: Grand at History Museum stop 181 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miPass Post-Dispatch Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftPass Emerson Grand Basin.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miPass Cascades and Flegel Falls.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 500 ftSharp right onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miReach Post-Dispatch Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Heels Path, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheels Path, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 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/post-dispatch-lake-emerson-grand-basin-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

50% gravel42% paved1% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grand at History Museum stop 181 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near De Baliviere, Missouri