Castlewood State Park
Lone Wolf Trail
Plan your visit.
Access & terrain
The official guide rates this yellow-blazed hiking and mountain biking loop as rugged, with steep grades, rocks, roots, bluff edges and structural crossings among possible features. Its current PDF lists 1.7 miles; the admitted catalog above retains the official inventory’s current 1.6-mile figure from Trailhead 1. Neither is a DEM measurement or a current conditions report.
Missouri State Parks’ official Lone Wolf Trail guide · Missouri State Parks · Source checked .
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Mapped route point; vehicle access and parking are not verified. Read the access notes above before choosing your arrival point.
- Published route length
- 1.6 mi
- Route type
- loop
- Surface
- Natural · Paved
- Difficulty
- Rugged
The route
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Parking & getting there
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Hours & rules
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Before you choose
Route overview
Climb the former Ridge Road to the bluffs, sharing part of the way with River Scene Trail and looking over the Meramec valley. Lone Wolf then leaves the bluff edge and descends through wooded hillsides into the Kiefer Creek valley, following the creek back toward the trailhead. A separate connection across the stream leads to Grotpeter for a longer outing.
Missouri State Parks’ official Lone Wolf Trail guide · Missouri State Parks · Source checked .
The climbs ahead
Elevation
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The bigger picture
Park-context relief
See the ridges and river valley around Castlewood. Shading shows landform, not vegetation, current trail conditions or a park boundary.
N ↑Selected route · official linework; separate parts remain separate. USGS 3DEP multi-resolution hillshade · cached 2026-10-09. Display scale is not source DEM resolution.
Sources & credits
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Credit: Missouri State Parks / Missouri DNR · Source terms
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