Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sunset Park near Florissant, MO. The route reaches Sunset Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Viewpoint & Sunset Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 434–614 ft
Out & Back · Sunset 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 on Sunset Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Sunset Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Sunset Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 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 Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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