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Lost Valley Trail Loop route map
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Missouri

Lost Valley Trail Loop

Defiance, Missouri

10.2 mi

Distance

1,417 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 43m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lost Valley Trail Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Defiance, MO · about 2 mi away
County:
St. Charles County, MO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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