Missouri trails · Moreau Creek Trail
Moreau Creek Trail
A 8.6-mile network in Missouri, with 194 ft of climbing. Reaches Winegar Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 9.8 and mile 14.6. It gives back about 820 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Winegar Lake (lake)
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Getting there
MOREAU CREEK TRAIL access — parking nearby. 38.47688, -92.37294 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:10 a.m., the sun rises at 6:37 a.m. and sets at 7:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:08 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile route takes roughly 3 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:54 a.m. — 9 h 46 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Cedar Creek - South — 25.9 mi
- Bittersweet Trail — 27.1 mi