Castlewood Loop Trail
Photo: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 2.8 mi
- loop
- 430 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
Castlewood Loop Trail is a 2.77-mile loop in Missouri with 265 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a loop route and returns via the same path it went out on.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Stinging Nettle TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lone Wolf TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: pasa47, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- River Scene TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: pasa47, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Green Rock TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Purple TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: wyzik, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rock Quarry TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Inner Loop TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Labarque Hills TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- South Loop TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Castlewood Loop Trail
Best months: March–April and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 22°
8 wet
Feb
47° / 26°
8 wet
Mar
57° / 34°
11 wet
Apr
68° / 44°
12 wet
May
77° / 55°
13 wet
Jun
86° / 64°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 68°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
81° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
69° / 45°
10 wet
Nov
56° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
45° / 26°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St Louis Sprt Of S L Ap, MO, 9.7 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
