ABOUT THE PARK:
Don Robinson State Park - Missouri State Parks
Missouri's Next State Park Is Gift From Man Who Sold Spot Remover - St. Louis Post Dispatch
Don Robinson - KETC Living St. Louis
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 38.391815, -90.695295
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| I parked at the top of the hill near Don Robinson's house so that I would not have to pass my car going from one trail to the other making it one continuous hike. |
TRAIL MAPS:
Sandstone Canyon Trail - Missouri State Parks
LaBarque Hills Trail - Missouri State Parks
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HIKE DISTANCE: 7.6 miles
THE HIKE:
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| Walking down the exit drive to the trail head on the right for ... |
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| ... the Labarque Hills Trail. |
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| Either way for the loop part; we went left. |
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| At the fork, left on a side trail to a high point with benches. |
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| Continuing on around the loop. |
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| A bear was here. |
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| Old stone wall. |
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| At the end of the loop, left to retrace back to the trail head. |
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| Coming up on the park road ... |
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| ... and crossing straight over to ... |
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| ... the Sandstone Canyon Trail. |
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| The first .6 mile is paved and I don't think that is included in the trail length. |
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| The paved trail continues to the left and will be the return route. Behind this fence ... |
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| ... the red blazes and dirt trail begin. |
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| A shortcut trail for those who so desire. We stayed on red the for full loop. |
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| Something caught Brodie's attention and I figured it was a chipmunk that disappeared into a hole. |
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| Turns out it was a turtle that I would have never noticed had Brodie not honed in on him. |
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| The other end of the shortcut connector trail. |
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| We found a spot off the trail with a canyon view for our break. |
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| Continuing on. |
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| An old dam mostly broken and crumbling. |
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| Meeting back up with the paved trail. |
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| We continued right then ... |
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| ... left in between the parking sections ... |
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| ... to Don Robinson's grave site, |
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| Don Robinson's eternal view. |
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| Heading back down to ... |
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| ... Don Robinson's house. |
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| Brodie's backpack litter haul. |
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| Back at grandma's house ... |
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| ... for a nap on the patio. |
