Hamburg Trail

Hamburg Trail

The Hamburg Trail links the Katy Trail to the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area. This 6 mile linear trail is a critical trail to be able to create trail "loops" from the Mound and Lost Valley. The Hamburg is a great wet weather alternative route and connects directly to the Katy Trail from the Weldon Spring Conservation Area - Busch Wildlife. Combining the Katy, Hamburg, the gravel road in Lost Valley and the maze of gravel roads in Busch Wildlife it's possible to create a gravel epic that is never too far from your car.

Portions of the Weldon Spring Conservation Area were used by the Department of Army in the 1940's for TNT and DNT production and by the Atomic Energy Commission in the 1960's for uranium ore processing. The affected portions were all part of a federal environmental cleanup project and required to meet certain environmental health and safety standards. The Hamburg Trail originally served heavy machinery transporting quarry rock during the construction of the nuclear waste containment cell - commonly referred to as The Mound.

Trail Information

Rating

Beginner

Length

6 miles

Type

Linear, Out-N-Back

Weather

Trail Conditions

Latest Conditions

From crashlandon on Tue, 03/16/2021 - 7:28pm - Hamburg Trail (Gravel Routes)
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From Craig on Sun, 08/02/2020 - 9:30am - Hamburg Trail (Gravel Routes)
Hamburg to KT had a handful of greasy spots. Tree top across the trail ~ .5 mile uphill from the tunnel, and blocks the trail enough to require a dismount. Doable w/pack saw (thigh diameter tree), but it's gonna take a while.
From bjax1017 on Mon, 10/28/2019 - 2:30pm - Hamburg Trail (Gravel Routes)
some muddy loose spots but mostly good
From sniker on Sat, 06/23/2018 - 5:20pm - Hamburg Trail (Gravel Routes)
Good to go
From Bikey123 on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 9:56pm - Hamburg Trail (Gravel Routes)
From 95vtr250 on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 6:00pm - Hamburg Trail (Gravel Routes)
Gravel routes around Busch were green last night. Katy was A-OK!