Sunset Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min
Sunset Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sunset Park near Florissant, MO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 614 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.81400, -90.33647
Nearest town Florissant, MO
Directions
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Sunset Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 52 min
Elevation 527–614 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Park
Trailhead: 38.81400, -90.33647
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
93% paved7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Sunset Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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