River des Peres & Grant's Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 5 hr 13 min
River des Peres & Grant's Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in River Des Peres Park near Grantwood, MO. The route passes River des Peres and River des Peres. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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River des Peres & Grant's Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 390–487 ft
Out & Back · River Des Peres Park
Trailhead: Grant's Trail · 38.54370, -90.34594
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grant's Trail, heading S.
- 6.2 miPass River des Peres.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto River des Peres Greenway, heading S.
- 1 miPass River des Peres.
- 0.7 miReach River des Peres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Grant's Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 4.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Grant's Trail Trailhead
- Grant's Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Temporarily Closed via Grant's Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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