An ornate Victorian Italianate house, an expansive playground, and a nature area are sights to see along this Millennium Park walk in Creve Coeur. I walked along a paved trail loop around the park and then took the Fitness Trail around Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital for a 1.75-mile hike with an elevation gain of 82 feet. Start of the Hike at Millennium Park Parking is…
Find two historic log cabins, stroll around a lake, and a prairie stand at Conway Park in Creve Coeur, Mo. This is a one-mile hike on a paved path through fields with 76 feet of elevation gain. The park is located near Mercy St. Louis Hospital, just north of the intersection of Interstate 64 and Interstate 270. Start of the Hike Parking is located off Conway…
Brentwood, MO, features the Oak Trail Loop, which partially follows Black Creek, and other trails that are interwoven among suburban neighborhoods. I hiked 3.8 miles using a combination of trails, roads, and sidewalks. Starting the Hike My hike begins from the parking lot at Oak Tree Park. I will primarily be walking the 2.2-mile Oak Trail Loop, which includes paved trails, sidewalks, and street connections….
Take a pleasant stroll on a paved trail between the trees and around a playground at Drewel Park in Eureka, Missouri. This is a 0.6-mile hike with only 7 feet of elevation gain in a 16-acre park. Start of the Walk I parked in the long parking lot at the center of the park. I walked to the right side of the lot to start…
Prairie fields, a clear lake, a cedar forest, and historic farmhouses are part of the hike at Towne Park, located north of Wentzville on U.S. Highway 61. Towne Park Hikes I hiked 1.9 miles with an elevation gain of 62 feet on several trails in this park, which included both paved and natural surfaces. The trails encircle the park, allowing you to use different sections…
Hike along the flowing waters of a creek on the Meramec Greenway: Flat Creek Trail, starting from Lions Park in Eureka, MO, to Route 66 State Park. The hike is a 3.1-mile out-and-back along a paved trail, with only the last part into Route 66 State Park being unpaved with a gravel surface. It involved an elevation gain of 50 feet and took me approximately…
Hike by a rebuilt fort from the War of 1812, the 1884 Heald Home, and along the spring-fed Lake Whetsel at Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon, Mo. Parking Here I parked along Jessup Drive West near the restrooms and took a connector trail to the paved Lake Path, which is one-third of a mile long. I combined this hike with the mile-long paved Walking Trail,…
Walk from the oldest church west of the Mississippi River to a bluff overlooking the Missouri River on the Sunset Greenway in Florissant, Mo. This hike is 6.4 miles out and back on a paved trail through an urban environment that ends near the Missouri River. Parking by the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine I parked in the lot at the end of St. Francis Street,…
You can enjoy a short hike and find adventure in the woods at Shady Springs Park in St. Peters, Mo., north of Interstate 70. Hiking here is not easy, as the trail is not well-marked. I managed to complete a 0.15-mile loop on a natural surface with a 3-foot elevation gain. The Park I parked in the paved lot next to the playground, which has…
Enjoy hiking around the lake while watching for waterfowl and strolling alongside a clear, rocky stream at Rotary Park in Wentzville, MO. This 1.2-mile walk goes along a paved trail, park roads, and even by the grounds of the St. Louis Renaissance Festival. Start of the Walk I parked along Lions Lane on the lakeside. Next, I headed towards the Community Club Lake and went…
