Taconic Loop Trail
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.3 mi
- round trip
- 517 ft
- climb
- 560 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
The Taconic Loop Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in Missouri, about 2 miles from the community of La Barque Creek. The route is 4.5 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 517 feet, and it is rated easy. The trail starts at about 477 feet and reaches a high point of 560 feet, with the steepest stretch coming at about 0.48 miles in. The climb is gentle overall, and the trail is not open to bikes or horses. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 69°F with lows near 45°F, and April highs around 68°F. Summer runs hotter, with July highs near 89°F. Labarque Hills Trail is just 0.6 miles away, and Sandstone Canyon Trail is about 4.3 miles off. Climbers can find EM: Al Foster Boulder about 7 miles away, and paddlers can head to Heads Creek, roughly 7.6 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Labarque Hills TrailHikingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi
- Sandstone Canyon TrailHiking4.3 mi
Fox Creek SpurHikingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.6 mi- Greenrock TrailHikingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.6 mi
- EM: Al Foster BoulderRock climbing7 mi
Chubb Trail Crack WallRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.5 mi- Heads CreekCanoeing7.6 mi
- Colony wallRock climbing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Labarque Hills TrailHiking · ~1 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 · ~13 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Fox Creek SpurHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Green Rock TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Outer Loop TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rock Quarry TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- South Loop TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Inner Loop TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Taconic 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, 14.5 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
