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SLTC Events Running in St. Louis Members |
St.
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If
you know of a great place to run/walk that’s not listed below or a great
website to find area paths, please send a note to use at sltcwebmaster@yahoo.com. Thanks! |
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Sites
with multiple paths/trails |
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A great list of trails, including a number of those listed below, can befound at this site. Chris Grigereit sent us this link and notes: “Just about every trail has a pdf and directions and a Google map entry and mileageand info etc.” |
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Includes trails great for mountain bikes. |
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Great collection of trails throughout the metro area. |
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Includes trails for both sides of the metro area. |
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Includes maps and GPS info for Chubb, Limestone Hill, Pike Run, Spring Valley, Hawk Ridge and Mooners Hollow trail runs. |
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Includes great searchable database for paths among the 5 metro area counties. |
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Has photos and descriptions of many area paths but not actual maps. |
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City/County sites |
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Great map of bike trails. |
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Includes
links to the county’s parks. |
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Chart includes distances and locations but not maps. |
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Maps of more than 30 St. Louis County’s Parks Dept. trails:· North Area: Bella Fontaine, Castlepoint, Champ, Endicott, Fort Bellefontaine, McDonnell, Sioux Passage, Spanish Lake, St. Vincent · West Area: Creve Coeur, Faust, Greensfelder, Lone Elk, Love, Queeny, Rock Hollow Trail at Packwood, Sherman Beach Al Foster Trail, Tilles, West Tyson · South Area: Bee Tree, Buder, Cliff Cave, Clydesdale, George Winter, Grant's Trail, Jefferson Barracks, Laumeier, Lemay, Lower Meramec, Simpson, Unger |
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Links to city’s 20 parks. The heart of the city includes a great
paved path that stretches south from the Rec-Plex. |
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Individual sites |
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Weldon Springs (Southwest St. Charles County): from 270 & 40, go west on 40 to hwy 94. Take hwy 94 south to Highway D. Turn right on D and go 1.5 miles to the entrance (clearlymarked, but sneaks up on you--will be on the right). I do the 3.2 bike trail (follow signs, or stop in office for a
map and directions) which is mostly dirt, and occasional paved road. Path is
clearly marked and has mile markers (I have double checked the
mileage--it is about 3 miles and mile markers are correct). - Thanks
to Bonnie Cunningham. |
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Wildwood,
West St. Louis County. Four trails ranging from 1-2 miles. |
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Ballwin,
West St. Louis County. |
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Near
the Hill area in the city of St. Louis. Driving
directions. |
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Clydesdale
Park is in South County and has a trail that attaches to Grant's Trail.
There are some fun hills in the park - the ball fields are flat but when you
get to the paved trails among the trees you hit the hills. |
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North St. Louis, near confluence of Missouri and Mississippi
Rivers. They have paths in the woods for trail running as well as bike
paths/gravel trails for long distance training. The website has maps,
directions, hours, etcetera. It is really a nice
place to train - peaceful - however, would only train there with a friend as
it is a little desolate. Directions: To reach the area, go north
approximately 2.8 miles from the I-270 Riverview Drive exit. Riverview Drive
becomes Columbia Bottom Road at its intersection with Larimore Road. |
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Path around lake is about 5 miles, but it connects to Katy Trail and Heritage Museum in St. Charles County for a great long run or bike training. (See Katy Trail below.) |
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Troy, Mo. From 64/40 or 70: Take 61 (64) north at Wentzville to Troy. Turn right on Hwy 47. The Park is about 2.5 miles with entrance on left at Hwy 147. There are nine separate trails from 2-7 miles each with great views along Frenchman's Bluff–but watch your step. Stop at the Visitor Center for a map. For a major long hilly road run:Park at the Visitor Center and run on the road that heads up the hill and to the left uponreaching the top. |
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West St. Louis County. ½ mile east of 270 on Manchester (across
from West County Mall), make a left (North) on Ballas
Rd. Look for park entrance about ½ mile on Ballas
on right. |
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SLTC
Frostbite Series routes in Forest Park: |
Forest Park big loop start/finish near HistoryMuseum
on Lindell going east, then
in the park, along I-40, Skinker and back on Lindell is about 5.65 miles based on Garmin Forerunner
GPS device. There are two types of paths close to each other - paved and
non-paved. Measured is the paved one. |
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SLTC
Road Series 2011 routes in Forest Park: |
These routes are new for 2011 and head south/southeast from the Forest Park Visitor’s Center. |
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Francis Park in St. Louis Hills has a 1.25 mile path around the
park. |
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Frontage
Road Dirt Path |
I found a nice, ~1/2 mile dead-end dirt/gravel road very close
to all the offices at Riverport and Harrah's. Sure
1/2 mile isn’t far but it’s good enough if you
circle it a few times during lunch hour. It’s Frontage Road, off of Creve
Coeur Mill Road and the Maryland Heights Expressway which is more commonly
known as the Earth City Expressway. |
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First link is for a bike path, second link is to the county’s
website. |
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A nice hilly course. It has a north loop and a south loop (a odd figure 8). If you do just the outer portions the trail
is 2.5 miles (this omits the cross bar). The south loop is 1.2 miles (I
think) and the north loop is 1.4 miles. The Post-Dispatch discussed this
trail; the mileage for the loops I believe was different from the mileage
posted by the park. - Thanks to Bob Nichols. Be
patient with the link! The map on this link takes a little time to download. |
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225
mile trail from Kansas City to Defiance, Weldon Spring & St. Charles. Site
includes mileage charts and maps of sections of trail. |
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The
red loop around the park is approximately 4.2 miles. |
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There are 14 miles of trails but,
running different tangents, you could probably run 16-20 and rarely cross the same
path twice. And there are plenty of hills for those up to the
challenge. For beginners, there's a nice 3.2-mile loop starting and
finishing at the Visitor's Center. Surface: The service roads are
largely unimproved roads with gravel surfaces. Not bad footing. A small part of
road near the Visitor's Center is paved. But, please, don't be afraid to
hit the trails! Plenty of low-impact running opportunities. Very scenic - and
lookout for wild creatures Distance - about 25 minutes west
of the I-270 / I-44 interchange. Directions: Take 270 South to I-44
West. Take exit 253 (Gray Summit). Westbound I-44 from exit ramp,
turn left, crossing over I-44. Turn right at the
intersection (at the Phillips 66) and go 50 yards to the large iron Missouri Botanical Garden members
(and SNR season passholders) are free. Otherwise $3 per guest ($2 for
seniors 65+). Hours: 7 a.m. to sunset year-round. |
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Click here for a
map of the St. Louis Track Club’s Annual Half Marathon course. |
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Des Peres in West St. Louis
County. ½ mile west of 270 on Dougherty Ferry, park is on right with
entrances off Dougherty Ferry and Des Peres Road. It has probably a ½ mile
paved loop with an added ¼ mile mulch path through the woods. It’s a very
nice walking/running park and some people even bike. |
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South
St. Louis City. |
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Weldon
Springs Conservation Area Includes: |
Here is some info on the Weldon Springs area trails. My two
favorites are the Lewis Trail (fairly difficult with some great views) and
the Lost Valley Trail (some moderate hills, but great for getting in some
fast trail work, and a creek at the end to relax in). |
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Last Modified: September
6, 2011 |
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