Lime Kiln Loop
- 2.8 mi
- loop
- 331 ft
- climb
- 802 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
Lime Kiln Loop is a 2.8-mile loop hike in Missouri, about 1.5 miles from the town of Grover. The trail rises from a low point of 497 feet to a high of 802 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.4 miles in, where the grade reaches 18%. The climb is easy, and the route is closed to bikes and horses. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. Louis show October highs around 69°F with lows near 45°F, and April highs around 68°F. That station sits about 340 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the loop run a little cooler. Colony wall, a climbing area, is just 0.3 miles away, and the Hamilton-Carr Trail and Turkey Ridge Trail are each about half a mile off. For more time on foot, Trail Among the Trees is roughly 0.8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Colony wallRock climbing0.3 mi
- Hamilton-Carr TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Turkey Ridge TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Trail Among the TreesHiking0.8 mi
EM: Rockwoods ReservationRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- EM: Al Foster BoulderRock climbing2 mi
Bonhomme CreekCanoeingPhoto: Palisades1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- Meramec RiverRiver fishing7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Green Rock TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Outer Loop TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Lost Valley TrailHiking · ~16 min drive
- Rock Quarry TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Greenrock TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stinging Nettle TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Fox Creek SpurHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Inner Loop TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Labarque Hills TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lime Kiln Loop
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, 6.8 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
