Missouri trails · Hamburg Hiking And Biking Trail
Hamburg Hiking And Biking Trail
A 6.6-mile network in Missouri, with 212 ft of climbing. Reaches August A Busch Refuge Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 7.0 and mile 10.5. It gives back about 226 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- August A Busch Refuge Lake (lake)
- August A Busch Lake Number 10 (lake)
- August A Busch Lake Number 16 (lake)
- Busch Area Lake Number 51 (lake)
- August A Busch Lake Number 9 (lake)
Getting there
HAMBURG HIKING AND BIKING TRAIL junction. 38.69975, -90.72092 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:03 a.m., the sun rises at 6:30 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.6-mile route takes roughly 2 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:04 a.m. — 10 h 31 min before sunset.