Clayton, Missouri (MO) Trails & Maps

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  • Arnold City Park Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Arnold City Park Trail follows former residential streets through a wooded area along the Meramec River in a southwestern suburb of St. Louis. It forms a loop that begins and ends at the gravel road at the northeastern corner of Arnold City ...

  • Benld to Gillespie

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 1.40 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    This 1.4 mile paved trail connects the two small Illinois towns of Benld to Gillespie. There are plans in the works to connect this trail to the town of Staunton and from there to the greater Madison County Transit trail system.

  • Centennial Greenway

    State: MO
    Length: 3.50 miles
    Surface: Concrete

    Centennial Greenway will one day stretch 20 miles through St. Louis County from Creve Coeur County Park at its northern end to Forest Park at its southern tip. Currently, the trail is open in three segments, totaling 3.5 miles (north to south): S. ...

  • Columbia Bottom Trail - Missouri River Greenway

    State: MO
    Length: 4.80 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    For nearly 5 miles, the Columbia Bottom Trail meanders through the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, which features forests, wetlands and open fields. The trail is part of the Missouri River Greenway, which will one day follow the river for ...

  • Creve Coeur Park Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 7.70 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Travelers on the Creve Couer Park Trail will enjoy watching the sailboats and kayakers on the sparkling Creve Coeur Lake as they loop around the water. The flat paved trail continues through wooded areas and past the picturesque Dripping Springs ...

  • Delyte W. Morris Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 3.40 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Delyte W. Morris Trail is a paved, two-lane route on the campus of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, winding past Tower Lake. The trail is named for the university's president at the Carbondale campus in the 1960s who helped create ...

  • Glen Carbon Heritage Bike Trail (MCT Heritage Trail)

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 11 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Gravel

    The Glen Carbon Heritage Bike Trail forms part of more than 85 miles of rail-trails managed by Madison County Transit (MCT), which also runs busses equipped with bike racks for passenger convenience. The feel of the trail is a mix of suburban ...

  • Grant's Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 8 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Only 10 miles from the famed Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the 8-mile Grant's Trail is heavily used for recreation and commuting. The trail was named for the former President Ulysses S. Grant, and like the arch, is a monument to westward expansion—only ...

  • Katy Trail State Park

    Rail-Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 237.70 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone, Gravel

    The Katy Trail State Park is the nation's longest rail-trail project—nearly 238 miles of scenic trail built especially for walkers and cyclists and stretching from Clinton east to Machens, in St. Charles County. Equestrians are allowed to ...

  • Madison County Transit Bluff Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Bluff Trail runs for 2 miles between County Road 69 (New Poag Road) and University Drive where the MCT Nature Trail picks up. The trail skirts farmland and athletic fields. Not too far south of New Poag Road, ...

  • Madison County Transit Confluence Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 18.70 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Bring your camera to the MCT Confluence Trail. Part of Illinois' Madison County Transit (MCT) bikeways network, this trail is a photographic patchwork of rivers, bridges, waterfront wildlife and industrial cityscape. The trail starts at Russell ...

  • Madison County Transit Goshen Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 8.50 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Madison County Transit (MCT) Goshen Trail (formerly known as the Schoolhouse Connector) runs between Interstate 70/US 40 in Troy and the MCT Watershed Trail in northwest Edwardsville. The trail features two bridges and 10 tunnels, as well ...

  • Madison County Transit Nature Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 14.40 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Madison County Transit Nature Trail stretches 14.4 miles between Edwardsville (adjacent to the Lewis & Clark Community College, N.O. Nelson campus) and Horseshoe Lake. The asphalt trail is one of several linked trails in the region and is ...

  • Madison County Transit Nickel Plate Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 21.60 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone

    The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Nickel Plate Trail runs for 21.6 miles between Main Street in Alhambra and Old Edwardsville Road at State Route 162 in Pontoon Beach. The trail follows a greenway corridor through Glen Carbon and Edwardsville, ...

  • Madison County Transit Quercus Grove Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 18.40 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone

    The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Quercus Grove Trail runs for 18.4 miles between 6th Street in Staunton and Schwarz Street at Springer Avenue in Edwardsville. The trail is mostly paved except for the sections between Jerusalem Road and Hazel ...

  • Madison County Transit Schoolhouse Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 15.90 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Madison County Transit (MCT) Schoolhouse Trail is part of the Transit District's premier, 85-mile system of urban and suburban trails—many of which are former railroad corridors, all of which are linked with public transit. The trail ...

  • Madison County Transit Watershed Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 5 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Madison Count Transit (MCT) Watershed Trail runs between Wanda Road in South Roxana and High Street in northwest Edwardsville. The trail follows an abandoned rail corridor and is named for the Watershed Nature Conservatory that it borders. ...

  • Meramec Greenway Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 11.60 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone

    The Meramec Greenway Trail is planned to one day encompass 60 miles of pathway throughout St. Louis and west to Pacific, Missouri, connecting residents to the Meramec River, the city's parks and the area's natural treasures. Currently, four ...

  • MetroBikeLink Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 6.90 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The nearly 7-mile MetroBikeLink Trail cuts across eastern Belleville connecting the Swansea MetroLink Station and Memorial Hospital Station to Southwestern Illinois College, generally following the MetroLink rail line. Bridges carry trail users ...

  • Monarch Chesterfield Levee Trail - Missouri River Greenway

    State: MO
    Length: 4.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    As its name implies, the Monarch Chesterfield Levee Trail was built on top of an embankment created to protect Chesterfield from Missouri River flooding. As such, it offers a wide, flat route over smooth pavement. The trail covers just over ...

  • Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

    State: MO
    Length: 11 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete

    The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge was part of the renowned Route 66 and crosses a scenic stretch of the Mississippi River and links Illinois and Missouri north of St. Louis. The bridge is short and narrow, only 1 mile long by 24 feet wide, but it ...

  • River Des Peres Greenway Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 5.50 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete

    The River Des Peres Greenway Trail provides a flat, paved route along the River Des Peres Drainage Channel in southwestern St. Louis. Although this urban trail is seldom crowded, one of its drawbacks is that it follows the busy Des Peres Parkway, ...

  • Riverwoods Trail - Missouri River Greenway

    State: MO
    Length: 1.60 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Although a relatively short route, the Riverwoods Trail offers plentiful scenic views of the Missouri River and historic St. Charles. The trail closely follows the river's shoreline through wetland forest. Begin your journey at the northern ...

  • Sam Vadalabene Great River Road Bike Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: IL
    Length: 20.40 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Big bluffs, mighty rivers, the largest state park and one giant bird—you'll find them all along the Sam Vadalabene Great River Road Bike Trail. This unique rail-trail starts in the 8,050-acre Pere Marquette State Park (named for the first ...

  • St. Louis Riverfront Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 11.80 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The St. Louis Riverfront Trail follows the Mississippi River on the Missouri side, from Gateway Arch heading north to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, part of the legendary Route 66. The trail is distinctly urban—gritty even, in places—passing ...

  • St. Vincent Greenway Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 3.30 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete

    On the St. Vincent Greenway Trail, you'll begin by winding your way north through the lush woodlands of St. Vincent Park. The park offers a playground, athletic fields and a community pool. After crossing an open field, you'll enter the University ...

  • Sunset Greenway Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 2.40 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete

    The Sunset Greenway Trail begins in Sunset Park, on the banks of the Missouri River, and travels along a roadway through open space to St. Ferdinand Park in Old Town Florissant. The village of Florissant was established in 1786 by the Spanish ...

  • Ted Jones Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 2.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Ted Jones Trail runs for 2.2 miles between the town of Ferguson and the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL), where it joins with the St. Vincent Greenway on the west side of campus. From Ferguson south the trail runs roughly parallel ...

  • Truman Park/St. Stanislaus Trail - Missouri River Greenway

    State: MO
    Length: 0.60 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    This short, but beautiful trail, takes travelers from Truman Park's lake north to Aubuchon Creek through a lush wooded area. The park offers places to fish, play sports and picnic. Future plans include continuing the trail's northward course ...

  • West Alton Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone

    The West Alton Trail occupies the right-of-way of an old railroad bed. It runs for 2 miles between St. Charles Street at US 67 in West Alton and the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area at the Mississippi River near the William Clark bridge. The ...

  • Western Greenway - Hamilton Carr Trail

    State: MO
    Length: 1.50 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    The Hamilton Carr Trail begins off Woods Road in Rockwoods Reservation, a state forest and wildlife conservation area that offers hiking trails, picnic areas, caves and interesting rock formations. The trail continues south along Highway 109, ...

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