Lone Wolf Trail
Photo: pasa47, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 774 ft
- climb
- 632 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
Lone Wolf Trail is a 1.75-mile, easy hike in Missouri, about 0.2 miles from the town of Mountain Ridge. It is an out-and-back route that starts at roughly 592 feet and climbs to about 632 feet, with a total elevation gain of 197 feet. The trail's steepest section comes around the 1.4-mile mark, where the grade reaches 17%. Bikes are allowed on Lone Wolf Trail, but horses are not. For comfortable weather, aim for spring or fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. Louis show October highs around 69°F with lows near 45°F, while May runs about 77°F by day and 55°F at night. Several other trails sit close by. River Scene Trail is 0.3 miles away and Grotpeter Trail is 0.7 miles away. The Meramec River offers fishing about 1.6 miles off, and the Chubb Trail Crack Wall climbing area is about 1.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- River Scene TrailHikingPhoto: pasa47, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
Grotpeter TrailHikingPhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi- Chubb TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Meramec RiverRiver fishing1.6 mi
Chubb Trail Crack WallRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 mi- EM: Al Foster BoulderRock climbing4.2 mi
- EM: Frisco BoulderRock climbing4.7 mi
Bonhomme CreekCanoeingPhoto: Palisades1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- River Scene TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: pasa47, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Castlewood Loop TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Stinging Nettle TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Purple TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: wyzik, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Green Rock TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Inner Loop TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rock Quarry TrailHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- South Loop TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Labarque Hills TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lone Wolf 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, 9.6 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
