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Successional Forest–Post-Dispatch Lake, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Successional Forest–Post-Dispatch Lake, 4 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Wydown Skinker, MO. The route passes Post-Dispatch Lake, Successional Forest and Water Lily Pond before reaching Colonial Daughter Fountain at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 525 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.63856, -90.29214
Nearest town Wydown Skinker, MO
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Successional Forest–Post-Dispatch Lake, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Elevation 463–527 ft

Out & Back · Forest Park

Trailhead: 38.63856, -90.29214

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

Transit-accessible: Fine Arts at St. Louis Zoo stop 171 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Post-Dispatch Lake.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftPass Successional Forest.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miPass Water Lily Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Colonial Daughter Fountain.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftReach Successional Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 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/successional-forest-post-dispatch-lake-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

58% paved22% gravel20% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Fine Arts at St. Louis Zoo stop 171 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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