TRAIL INFORMATION
Length: 1.6 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Best for: Biking, Walking, Running
Parking: Yes
Restrooms: No
www.greatriversgreenway.org/trails/riverwoods-trail.aspx
Great Rivers Greenway and the City of Bridgeton have developed a wetland trail and park on the Missouri River. The site includes a 1.5 mile multipurpose trail, restrooms, picnic tables, overlooks of the Missouri River, interpretive signage and parking.
Status
This project was completed in 2007.
A three mile extension project known as the Earth City Levee Trail should be complete by 2014.
Partners
City of Bridgeton, Earth City Levee District, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Department of Transportation
TRAIL INFORMATION
Length: 1.0 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Best for: Biking, Walking, Running
Parking: Yes
Restrooms: No
www.greatriversgreenway.org/trails/truman-park-st-stanislaus-connector.aspx
About the Truman Park-St. Stanislaus Connector Trail in the Missouri River Greenway
Great Rivers Greenway worked with the City of Hazelwood to develop a one-mile trail from the fishing lake at Truman Park northward through a mostly shady area. Ultimately this trail will connect the City of Hazelwood to the Missouri River Greenway at St. Stanislaus Conservation Area. The project included a bridge over Aubuchon Creek.
Status
The first phase of the trail, which begins at the north end of Truman Park, is complete. The second phase, funded mostly by the City of Hazelwood, will consist of a link from St. Stanislaus Conservation Area on the Missouri River southward toward Truman Park. Construction is expected to begin soon.
Partners
City of Hazelwood and Missouri Department of Conservation
TRAIL INFORMATION
Length: 3.44 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Best for: Biking, Walking, Running
Parking: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
www.greatriversgreenway.org/trails/sunset-greenway-trail.aspx
About the Old Town Florissant Trail on the Sunset Greenway
Great Rivers Greenway provided funding to three connecting trails now collectively making the Sunset Trail. This trail extends from the Missouri River Greenway at Sunset Park to Old town Florissant. The trail connects the St. Ferdinand Shrine area to Sunset Park and the Missouri River Greenway.
Status
Complete.
Partners
City of Florissant
TRAIL INFORMATION
Length: 1.2 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Best for: Biking, Walking, Running
Parking: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
www.greatriversgreenway.org/trails/st-vincent-park-trail-12-miles.aspx
About the St. Vincent Park Trail on St. Vincent Greenway
The St. Vincent Park trail provides a beautiful shady ride through the lush grounds of St. Vincent Park, which offers athletic fields, a community center and pool and a playground. This trail features a dramatic 200′ boardwalk adjacent to Engelholm Creek.
At the parking lot at the end of the road, users may follow the trail to the right, which will take them back to the park entrance road, or to the left, which leads through the park and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) campus, ending near the North Hanley MetroLink station. The trail through the UMSL campus extends 4.3 miles.
Additional connectivity is available on the UMSL campus to the Ted Jones Trail, which extends 2.2 miles into Old Town Ferguson.
Status
Complete.
Partners
St. Louis County Parks, City of Normandy
TRAIL INFORMATION
Length: 4.3 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Best for: Biking, Walking, Running
Parking: Yes
Restrooms: No
www.greatriversgreenway.org/trails/wayne-goode-trail-at-umsl-43-miles.aspx
The Wayne Goode Trail on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus ties the north and south campuses of the university and St. Vincent County Park with one another and the Ted Jones Trail, which leads to Old Town Ferguson.
The Wayne Goode Trail extends 4.3 miles from near the North Hanley metroLink station south to St. Charles Rock Road. The Ted Jones Trail extends 2.2 miles from the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus north to Old Town Ferguson.
The newest section of the trail, opened in September 2012, passes by the Wayne Goode statue on the UMSL campus, near the Millenium Student Center. From there it passes under a newly constructed tunnel and connects on to the Ted Jones Trail and the North Hanley MetroLink stop.
North of Natural Bridge, the trail may be distinguished from other paths by the distinctive terra cotta colored paver featuring the GRG logo and UMSL lettering in a concrete band on each side of the asphalt trail. See the map on UMSL’s website for a good visual of how the trail interfaces with campus buildings.
The south end of this trail connects to the 1.2-mile St. Vincent Park Trail in St. Vincent County Park.
The two and one-quarter mile route, located in neighborhoods north of Dunn Road, encompasses both Aubuchon and St. Cin Parks, then crosses over Coldwater Creek into Hazelcrest Condominium Complex.
Riverview, MO to Madison County in Granite City, IL
(314) 416-9930
www.greatriversgreenway.org/projects/old-chain-of-rocks-bridge.aspx
1-mile concrete trail from Riverview, MO. to Madison County in Granite City, Ill. This retired bridge provides one of three bicycle-accessible connections between Missouri and Illinois by linking the St. Louis Riverfront and MCT Confluence Trails.
Since 2002, Great Rivers Greenway has provided funds to Trailnet, Inc. to make possible year-round public access to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, an important one mile bicycle and pedestrian link between Missouri and Illinois. The district also provided funds for necessary structural repairs to the bridge in 2004, and for the construction of restrooms and signage in 2005.
Riverview, MO
(314) 877-6019
mdc.mo.gov/regions/st-louis/columbia-bottom
This trail features views of the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The River’s Edge Hiking Trail is a 3-mile long dirt trail and the Confluence Multi-Use (Hike/Bike) Trail is a 4.75-mile asphalt trail. A breathtaking view of the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from the observation deck awaits trailgoers.
TRAIL INFORMATION
Length: 10.8 miles
Best for: Biking, Walking, Running
Parking: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
www.traillink.com/trail/st-louis-riverfront-trail.aspx
www.greatriversgreenway.org/trails/north-riverfront-trail.aspx
About the North Riverfront Trail on the Confluence Greenway
The Riverfront Trail is an eleven mile trail which follows the Mississippi River starting at Biddle Street and heading north. The trail terminates at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, part of the legendary Route 66. The trail passes through the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing, North Riverfront Park and over Maline Creek.
Over a three day period in July of 2013, Great Rivers Greenway conducted its annual trail count at the Biddle Street Trailhead. Based on the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation standard for estimating annual trail volumes, the data collected indicates a total of 101,062 trips on the North Riverfront Trail in 2013.
History
From 2005-2006, GRG has assisted in the funding of the rehabilitation of the trail in partnership with the City of St. Louis. In 2007 a major sign and amenities package was installed as well as a new parking lot at Biddle Street to facilitate users of the trail.
Status
Trail repair needed at Maline Creek. Be prepared for an on-street detour around the trail near Maline Creek.
Partners
City of St. Louis Board of Public Service, Streets Dept., Water Dept., Planning and Urban Design Agency, Trailnet, and Grace Hill Settlement House
