AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset Park

Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Sunset Park near Florissant, MO. The route reaches Sunset Viewpoint. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 614 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunset Trail 38.79642, -90.33307
Nearest town Florissant, MO
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Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 434–614 ft

Out & Back · Sunset Park

Trailhead: Sunset Trail · 38.79642, -90.33307

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

Transit-accessible: Lindbergh at Patterson stop 395 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sunset Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miPass Sunset Viewpoint.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miReach Sunset Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunset-viewpoint-sunset-trail-out-back-3-sights-11-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lindbergh at Patterson stop 395 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Florissant, Missouri