Sunset Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Sunset Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Saint Ferdinand Park near Florissant, MO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 489–569 ft
Out & Back · Saint Ferdinand Park
Trailhead: Sunset Trail · 38.81910, -90.34462
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Sunset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sunset Trail Trailhead
- Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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