Missouri trails · Moreau Creek Trail
Moreau Creek Trail
A 8.6-mile network in Missouri, with 160 ft of climbing. Reaches Winegar Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 647 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. About 31 min drive (18 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Jefferson City. 38.47688, -92.37294 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:59 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 16 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 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:33 a.m. — 8 h 00 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Bittersweet Trail — 27.1 mi