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Park Website: http://www.mostateparks.com/castlewood.htm
Trail Distance: 7.70 miles
Trail Surface: Rugged
Difficulty: Moderate
Type of Use: Mountain
Towns: Ballwin, Manchester
County: St. Louis City (MO)
Intensity of Use: Moderate
Setting: Park/Forest
Connecting Trails: None
Maintained by: Missouri State Parks
Directions for parking: Castlewood is outside St. Louis near Ballwin, along Keifer Creek Road. Take Hwy 340 south until it turns into Keifer Creek Road. Go east on Kiefer Creek Road, off New Ballwin Road from Hwy 100. Or, from St. Louis, take 1-270 to Manchester west and turn south on Ries Road. Turn left on Keifer Creek Road and follow it to the trailhead. If you are coming from 1-44, exit at Hwy 141, Meramec Station Road, go right (north). Turn left onto Big Bend. Big Bend turns into Oak Street. Turn left at Ries Road. Go over the hill and turn left at the Castlewood sign.
Hours of Operation:  7 a.m. to 1/2 hour after sunset.
Trail Map:
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About Castlewood:
    The three-mile Grotpeter Trail is hilly and technical as it winds through the park's wooded uplands. It can be accessed near the first picnic shelter. A one-mile hike is also possible from this trail.  
    River Scene Trail is a 1.5-mile loop that begins opposite the entrance road to the first picnic shelter. It ascends to the bluffs along the Meramec River, then goes down to the flood plain along the river's edge and back to the starting point. The River Scene Trail is mostly dirt, fairly flat, with several short, technical sections.
    The Stinging Nettle Trail, named after the plant that lines the trail, is three miles long, primarily flat with several hills. A new trail called the Lone Wolf Trail just recently opened.
    The Chubb Trail also passes through Castlewood State Park, but it is south of the river and is not accessible from this trail.

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