Greenrock Trail
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.4 mi
- round trip
- 828 ft
- climb
- 828 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago
Greenrock Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in Missouri, about 1.4 miles from the town of Allenton. The trail is 4.9 miles long, with a one-way climb of 480 feet, so the round trip gains and loses about 828 feet. The steepest section comes early, around the 0.3-mile mark, with a grade of 18 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. Louis put October highs around 69°F with lows near 45°F, and April highs around 68°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the higher parts of the route run a little cooler. Bikes and horses are not allowed on the trail. Fox Creek Spur starts just 0.1 mile away, and Fox Run Trail and Round House Loop Trail are both within about 1.4 miles. Climbers can find EM: Rockwoods Reservation roughly 4.8 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Fox Creek SpurHikingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
- Fox Run TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Round House Loop TrailHiking1.4 mi
Green Rock TrailHikingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi- EM: Rockwoods ReservationRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.8 mi
- Colony wallRock climbing4.9 mi
- EM: Al Foster BoulderRock climbing5.1 mi
Bonhomme CreekCanoeingPhoto: Palisades1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Green Rock TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Taconic Loop TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lost Valley TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
- Rock Quarry TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Outer Loop TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Labarque Hills TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Inner Loop TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Stinging Nettle TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- South Loop TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Greenrock 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, 10.8 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
