ABOUT THE PARK:
Castlewood State Park - Missouri Department of Natural Resources
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 38.552409, -90.542942
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| First parking lot adjacent to the commons office. There are to a greater extent than parking lots further in. |
TRAIL MAP:
Park Trails at Castlewood State Park - Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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HIKE DISTANCE: 8.8 miles
THE HIKE:
My really get-go hike was inwards this commons - 35 years ago.
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| At the kiosk at the far halt of the parking lot, nosotros took the bluish Grotpeter Trail to the right. |
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| Kiefer Creek on the left. |
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| Crossing Kiefer Creek Road |
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| Crossing Ries Road. |
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| Carolina Wren |
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| Brodie notices something upwards ahead. |
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| We waited. She would non move. We inched frontward in addition to she flicked her tail upwards in addition to started stomping her front end hooves. So nosotros bushwhacked off trail to the left roughly her. |
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| Turns out she would non run because she was worried virtually the deer to our left. We moved through at a respectful distance in addition to all was well. |
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| Now what has Brodie found? |
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| Can't blame him for hiding from Brodie when Brodie has turtle soup on his mind. |
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| When bluish comes out on Kiefer Creek Road ... |
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| ... left across the duad hence correct to ... |
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| ... the yellow-blazed Lone Wolf Trail. |
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| Views of the Meramec River from the top. |
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| We hence went left on yellow/red for to a greater extent than views. |
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| Red ends upwards dorsum on Kiefer Creek Road where it turns correct ... |
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| ... goes nether the duad ... |
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| ... hence left into the woods. |
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| Now the trail follows along the Meramec River alongside many side trails downwards to the river bank. |
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| A white-throated sparrow in addition to a fundamental eating berries. |
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| The cherry-red trail goes nether the railroad tracks ... |
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| ... hence upwards endless flights of steps. |
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| Views nigh the top. |
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| Left on yellow. |
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| Back to the bluish Grotpeter Trail ... |
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| ... to the parking lot. |