Lost Valley Trail
- 10.9 mi
- round trip
- 1,578 ft
- climb
- 724 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Lost Valley Trail is a hard hike in Missouri, about 1.5 miles from the town of Hamburg. The trail is an out-and-back route that covers roughly 21.7 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of about 538 feet. The climb reaches a high point of 724 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 6 miles in, where the grade reaches 16 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Weldon Spring show October highs around 68°F with lows near 46°F, and May highs around 76°F. July and August average highs of 87°F. The trail is not open to bikes or horses. The Hamburg Hiking and Biking Trail starts just 0.3 miles away, and the Lewis and Clark Trail and Fallen Oak Trail are both within about 3 miles. For paddling, Bonhomme Creek is about 7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hamburg Hiking and Biking TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark TrailHiking2.7 mi
Fallen Oak TrailHikingPhoto: ChrisYunker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.2 mi- Hawthorn TrailHiking4.1 mi
- Equestrian TrailHiking4.1 mi
Bonhomme CreekCanoeingPhoto: Palisades1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7 mi
EM: Rockwoods ReservationRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.9 mi- Colony wallRock climbing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fallen Oak TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: ChrisYunker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Rock Quarry TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Busch Greenway Hiking and Biking TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jay Shouldol, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Green Rock TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Fox Creek SpurHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stinging Nettle TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Greenrock TrailHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Outer Loop TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Hamburg Hiking and Biking TrailHiking · Next door
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Best time to visit Lost Valley Trail
Best months: March–June 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
39° / 21°
8 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
8 wet
Mar
55° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
67° / 44°
11 wet
May
76° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
84° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 67°
8 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 57°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 46°
8 wet
Nov
55° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
44° / 26°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Weldon Spring Nws, MO, 4.8 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
