The Chipmunk Trail passes by small creeks as it goes up and down forested hills at Love Park in Manchester, Mo. It is a 1.3-mile out-and-back hike with 184 feet of elevation gain. The trail…
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McCully Heritage Project Hike
Hike through forested hills, around numerous ponds, and to an overlook with Illinois River valley views at McCully Heritage Project. Located about an hour and a half north of St. Louis near Kampsville, Ill., in…
Devonian Fossil Gorge Hike
Gorge area view
Columbus Junction Swinging Bridge Hike
In Columbus Junction, Iowa, you can walk along a swinging bridge that is 262 feet above a dark ravine shrouded in a jungle-like forest. This was a roadside stop we made on a trip to…
Teszars Woods Conservation Area Hike
Teszars Woods Conservation Area has 91 acres with two short natural surface hikes near Arnold, Mo., off of Telegraph Road. One trail is located along the Meramec River. The other is an out-and-back on a…
Buder Park Hike
Views of the Meramec River and watching small planes take off are part of the hike at Buder Park in St. Louis County. The park is near the busy intersection of Interstate 44 and Missouri…
Vlasis Park Walk
Two ponds with a waterfall connecting them were part of a hike at Vlasis Park in Ballwin, Mo. just off Manchester Avenue. There is even a historic cabin to check out. This is a 1.4-mile…
Bellevue Park Walk in Belleville
Take a walk to see sculptures and along lake waters at Bellevue Park in Belleville, Il. This one-mile paved trail wraps around the park and up and down hills and along the lake’s shoreline. Located…
Strawberry Creek Nature Hike
I crossed clear streams and hiked up forested and through prairie along my hike at Strawberry Creek Nature Area. The nature area encompasses 118 acres with four walking trails, three of them looping into each…
Lewis Park Walk
Take a walk around a small lake that has a fish on a bicycle at Lewis Park in University City near the Delmar Loop. I took some time to explore the area of brick homes…