Turkey Ridge Trail
- 2.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,155 ft
- climb
- 1,123 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
Turkey Ridge Trail is a 2.5-mile moderate hike in Missouri, about 1.3 miles from the town of Grover. The trail is an out-and-back route that climbs to a high point of 1,123 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,155 feet over the round trip. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.8 miles in, where the grade reaches 51 percent. 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 well below the trail, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The trip takes about two hours. Bikes and horses are not allowed on the trail. The Hamilton-Carr Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Lime Kiln Loop is about half a mile off. Climbers can head to Colony wall, about 0.4 mile away, or EM: Rockwoods Reservation, about 1.6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Edwardsville YMCA42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hamilton-Carr TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Colony wallRock climbing0.4 mi
- Lime Kiln LoopHiking0.5 mi
- Trail Among the TreesHiking1.2 mi
- EM: Al Foster BoulderRock climbing1.5 mi
EM: Rockwoods ReservationRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.6 mi
Bonhomme CreekCanoeingPhoto: Palisades1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi- Meramec RiverRiver fishing7 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 · ~3 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)
Stinging Nettle TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- South Loop TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Photographs of Things, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Grotpeter TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Castlewood Loop TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: monamaynard, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Labarque Hills TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Turkey Ridge 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, 6.9 mi away at 462 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
