Explore the best rated trails in Richland, MO, whether you're looking for an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Jefferson City Greenway Trail and ACORN Trail . With more than 2 trails covering 16 miles you're bound to find a perfect trail for you. Click on any trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
Rode from Frog Hollow hiking trail parking lot W. Nice paved trail, but needs better signage. Also dangerous road crossings especially by the two schools alongside the trail. Tried heading E, first took paved trail along creek and ended up near High School. Returned to parking lot, then had to cross busy 6 lane road (painted crosswalks and signs to yield to cyclists) but cars weren’t slowing down. The next crossing was a busy highway with too much traffic due to rush hour. We turned around and went back to our vehicle and left.
The Acorn Trail is not what I would call a trail, but more of a sidewalk route around Rolla. Even though there are sections of the trail that are wide and nice for biking, much of the trail has hazards such as cracks, curbs, fire hydrants, and uneven pavement. The only off road portion through Southview Park is about two miles in length. The rest is of the route is on sidewalks that are often narrow. From the signage, it appears that the city of Rolla is slowly adding to the Acorn Trail
We started the ride at Jaycee Park Lake. The first thing we noticed was that the trail needs better signage. Just a quarter mile from the start, we missed the right turn on the trail onto Edgewood Drive and had to backtrack. There should be a sign at this intersection. Since this is a greenway, the trail has a number of walkers and joggers in addition to bikers. There are a number of street crossings and places where the trail crosses driveways, but since we cycled on a Sunday, there wasn’t a problem at the crossings.
Since a good part of the trail runs along a road, it could be noisy during the week. The trail is quite hilly in sections but the trail is in very good condition with a number parks with picnic tables and benches.
We liked the southside section of the trail known as old Munichburg which is one of the older sections of Jefferson City. The trail ends abruptly at Dunklin Street which, I understand, is a short ride to downtown.
Overall, an interesting way to see the various neighborhoods of Jefferson City.
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