Castlewood State Park
Chubb Trail
Plan your visit.
Access & terrain
Castlewood’s PDF lists a 2.0-mile linear section, rated easy and marked brown, for hiking, mountain biking and equestrians. The admitted inventory instead publishes a 3.9-mile out-and-back course (3.93 miles measured). Do not read the course’s length or difficulty as a description of the entire interpark trail. Possible features include rocks, roots, low vegetation, structural crossings and water over the trail.
Missouri State Parks’ official Chubb 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
- 3.9 mi
- Route type
- out and back
- Surface
- Natural · Paved · Gravel
- Difficulty
- Easy
The route
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Parking & getting there
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Directions use the existing mapped route point. A parking pin or vehicle approach is not inferred.
Hours & rules
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Before you choose
Route overview
Chubb links Lone Elk and West Tyson county parks through Castlewood on the south side of the Meramec. The official guide describes wooded bottomlands and restored prairie fields through its middle, with hillier terrain toward the county-park ends. The admitted course shown here is the Castlewood inventory course, not the full interpark trail.
Missouri State Parks’ official Chubb 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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Confirm current access with the park. Notice dates describe the notice; source check dates record a review, not a live status report.
Credit: Missouri State Parks / Missouri DNR · Source terms
DNR offers public GIS downloads. The Castlewood SURFACES download metadata has access constraints None and an accuracy/no-warranty use disclaimer. The linked Trail Routes service and official portal item specify no additional use restrictions or named open license. Credit Missouri DNR; not a legal survey.