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Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park

River des Peres–Carondelet Connector, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 4 hr 3 min

River des Peres–Carondelet Connector, 4 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park near Carondelet, MO. The route reaches River des Peres. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 466 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.55677, -90.26160
Nearest town Carondelet, MO
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River des Peres–Carondelet Connector, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 390–465 ft

Out & Back · Officer Blake C. Snyder Memorial Park

Trailhead: 38.55677, -90.26160

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Loughborough Commons stop 96 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Carondelet Connector, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miPass River des Peres.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto River des Peres Greenway, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right onto Grant's Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 3.5 miTurn left onto Temporirly Closed, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Temporarily Closed, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miReach River des Peres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Temporirly Closed, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Grant's Trail, heading E.
  14. 5 miTurn left onto River des Peres Greenway, heading E.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Carondelet Connector, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 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/river-des-peres-boathouse-lake-out-back-4-sights-22-km

Trail surface

90% paved1% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Loughborough Commons stop 96 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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