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St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint–McKinley Bridge Bikeway, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 36 min

St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint–McKinley Bridge Bikeway, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Lacledes Landing, MO. The route reaches St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 436 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: St. Louis Riverfront Trail 38.63663, -90.18166
Nearest town Lacledes Landing, MO
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St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint–McKinley Bridge Bikeway, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 379–437 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: St. Louis Riverfront Trail · 38.63663, -90.18166

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: N Broadway at Biddle stop 357 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on St. Louis Riverfront Trail, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto North Wharf Street, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Lewis Street, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto McKinley Bridge Bikeway, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miReach St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Louis Riverfront Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto North Wharf Street, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto St. Louis Riverfront Trail, heading S.
  17. 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/st-louis-riverfront-viewpoint-mckinley-bridge-bikeway-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

84% paved9% dirt7% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N Broadway at Biddle stop 357 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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