West Alton Trail:
Missouri
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Description:
From the Trail Website (www.trailnet.org): The West Alton Trail was Trailnet's first purchase, acquired in 1991. Formed from a railroad bed, the trail is two miles long and extends from St. Charles Street in West Alton to the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area at the approach of the William Clark Bridge.

The Clark Bridge, a beautiful suspension bridge that opened in 1994, intersects the Mississippi River between its confluence with the Illinois and Missouri Rivers. The bridge has ten foot wide shoulders in both directions that are marked for bicycles and pedestrians.

Opened in September 1995, the West Alton Trail is surfaced with crushed, hardpack limestone, similar to the surface on the KATY Trail. Members of Trailnet and other volunteers join in maintaining the trail at seasonal work parties where new helpers are always welcome. Half of the trail is owned and operated by Trailnet, Inc., and the other half is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Trailnet is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating
multi-use recreational trails, conserving greenways, and
encouraging walking and bicycling for recreation and transportation in the St. Louis bi-state region of Missouri and Illinois. For more information on Trailnet please see the first Trail Website.
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Parking & Trail Access:
From St. Louis take Highway 367 north, cross the Missouri River and then make a right on Spur Dike Access Road (by Fisca Service Station). Make an immediate left on the access road and go under Clark Bridge to the new Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area.

The second Trail Website provides a map of the trail.
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