Maline Greenway — Bella Fontaine Park: short bicycle return

Maline Greenway — Bella Fontaine Park: short bicycle return — detailed guide

Source review: 2026-10-21. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.

North St Louis County, Missouri · Up to 1 mile return · Paved park greenway

Start: Maline Greenway — Bella Fontaine Park, Bella Fontaine Park east, 9565 Bellefontaine Road, St Louis, MO 63137. Operator identifies public Bella Fontaine park entry from Bellefontaine Road. Use that signed public park lot, walk to the Maline main path and avoid highway-side shoulders, athletic fields and reserved event spaces. Use designated ordinary visitor spaces, respect reserved spaces and walk through the lot to the signed main path. The address identifies a public facility, not a surveyed stall.

Ride: Follow the signed main path along the signed paved Maline Creek main path into the park. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

Distance: Chosen 1-mile maximum return, not the full regional corridor or a surveyed parking-to-parking distance. Earlier interfaces shorten the outing; parking walking is extra.

Permission and effort: Source-backed ordinary bicycle use on the designated improved main path; walking-only spurs and adjacent private property are excluded. Operator describes the paved park network as mostly flat; bridges / lot links are unmeasured. Turn before an uncomfortable bridge approach rather than extending for mileage.

Planning: Choose daylight and obey posted gate / parking hours. No current ordinary access tariff established; posted terms govern. Event, camping and rental charges are separate. Yield to walkers and horses where present, keep right and announce passes. Obey posted speed, helmet and pet requirements. Ordinary pedal bicycles covered here; no blanket e-bike-class permission inferred.

Access reviewed October 20, 2026 Central (October 21 UTC): Fresh operator page retains the existing public park course. Creek flooding can interrupt access, and no on-site all-clear or current deck inspection is claimed. Short return avoids assuming every branch or bridge forms one approved loop. This is a dated source review, not a field inspection or current-day all-clear. Postpone for snow, ice, high water, soft tread or barriers rather than improvising a bypass.

Bring water and choose suitable weather. Parking walking is extra. No surveyed parking-space pin or navigable GPX is supplied.

Sources: Operator improved bicycle course, public access and terrain