Bike rides in Missouri

Explore 6 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Missouri, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

6 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Frisco Highline — Springfield head: short bicycle return

  Springfield

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Asphalt southern main rail-trail

  Follow the signed main path north toward Willard. Turn after 2 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.

• Grant’s Trail — Holmes / Leffingwell head: short bicycle return

  Kirkwood / Oakland

  Up to 2 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved main greenway

  Follow the signed main path southeast toward Crestwood. Turn after 1 outward mile 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.

• Katy Trail: a short St. Charles riverfront return

  St. Charles

  About1.2miles main return plus parking walk · Out and back

  Packed fines on the main rail trail.

  This short outing heads north through Frontier Park on the Katy Trail, then returns near mile marker 39. It is a modest way to see the riverfront and historic depot without planning a long rail-trail trip. Expect other cyclists, people walking and park visitors, particularly during events.

• Maline Greenway — Bella Fontaine Park: short bicycle return

  North St Louis County

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Paved park greenway

  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.

• Meramec Greenway — Al Foster trailhead: short bicycle return

  Wildwood / Glencoe

  Up to 2 miles return · Out-and-back

  Improved crushed limestone main trail; exclude primitive continuations and Rock Hollow branch

  Follow the signed main path east along the improved riverside Al Foster main trail toward Sherman Beach. Turn after 1 outward mile 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.

• St. Louis Forest Park: paved Dual Path short return

  St. Louis

  Up to 2 miles return · Out and back

  Hard-surface paved recreation path

  Walk from designated visitor parking to the hard-surface Dual Recreational Path. Follow the signed perimeter path up to one mile and retrace, turning earlier at a roadway or work barrier. Choose the hard path intended for wheels.