Biking in the St. Louis Area

Biking trails criss-cross the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Many of them are confined to the parks in which they are located. Others connect to trails that are located across the region to form a system of trails. The Katy Trail State Park is one of the longest "rails-to-trails" biking trails located in St. Louis and many other trails connect to it. Check out our list below for some nice biking locations.

Chain of Rocks Bridge
Chain of Rocks Bridge-Route 66 Bikeway - The old Chain of Rocks Bridge, once the route of Historic Route 66, has been transformed into the Route 66 Bikeway that is a little over a 1 mile long paved trail on the bridge, crossing the Mississippi River and connecting the St. Louis Riverfront Trail with the MCT Confluence Trail (via Chain of Rocks Road) in Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62040, 63137, City of St Louis Missouri, Granite City Illinois, Recreation
Chouteau Island
Chouteau Island - Chouteau Island is a group of three islands just north of Downtown St Louis in the Mississippi River on the Illinois side. It features a multi-use gravel trail for hiking, biking and horseback riding. - More Info Tags: 62040, Biking, Recreation
West Tyson Park
Chubb Trail-West Tyson Park - West Tyson Park features the Chubb Trail, a seven mile mountain biking trail that is described as being "the most challenging trail in the St Louis area". The trail is located in West St Louis County near Eureka Missouri and can be accessed from either West Tyson Park or from Lone Elk Park. - More Info Tags: 63025, Recreation
Confluence Bike Trail
Confluence Bike Trail - The Confluence Bike Trail is a 21-mile asphalt trail that runs between Granite City Illinois and Alton Illinois. - More Info Tags: Recreation, Biking, Illinois
Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
Creve Coeur Park - Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park has a 5 mile paved biking trail that travels around Creve Coeur Lake and joins the 2.8 Creve Coeur Connector Trail/Page Extension Trail that leads to the Katy Trail. This park is located in West St. Louis County in Maryland Heights, Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63146, Biking, Recreation
Forest Park Grand Basin
Forest Park St Louis - Forest Park features a 7.5 mile long asphalt paved bike path that weaves its way throughout the park. The path offers a variety of terrain that varies from flat to hilly, plus the scenery of Forest Park is excellent! Forest Park is located in the city of St Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63110, Biking, City of St Louis Missouri, Recreation
Fountain Lakes Park
Fountain Lakes Park - Fountain Lakes Park features a paved biking trail that is 3.5 miles long. The park also has a natural trail that can be used for biking and is 1.2 miles in length. The park is located in St Charles Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63301, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City
Frontier Park
Frontier Park - Frontier Park features a trailhead to the Katy Trail and .6 miles of paved biking trails. It is located in the city of Historic Old Town St Charles Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63301, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City
Katy Trail State Park and Biking Trail
Katy Trail State Park and Biking Trail - Katy Trail State Park follows the old route of the MKT Railroad along the Missouri River. Bikers can access the trail at numerous trailheads along its 225 miles length. The eastern end is in St Charles Missouri and the western end is in Clinton Missouri with 43 towns in between. - More Info Tags: 63301, 63303, 63304, 63332, 63341 63342, 63357, Augusta Missouri, Defiance Missouri, Matson Missouri, Recreation, St Charles Missouri, Weldon Spring Missouri
Klondike Park
Klondike Park - Klondike Park features over 4 miles of natural surfaced trails that were designed and built, with biking in mind, by volunteers of the Gateway Off-Road Cyclists. The park is located in St Charles County in Augusta Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63332, Augusta Missouri, Biking, Recreation
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Lake of the Ozarks State Park - Lake of the Ozarks State Park is located on the lake and features boating, hiking, swimming, biking, camping, fishing, horseback riding, the Ozark Caverns and more. - More Info Tags: Biking
Pere Marquette State Park
Pere Marquette State Park - Pere Marquette State Park is the west end of the Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail that is a 20 mile paved biking trail that runs along the Great River Road all the way to the city of Alton Illinois. The park is located in Jersey County in Grafton Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62037, Recreation, Biking
Queeny Park
Queeny Park - Queeny Park features a loop trail, Hawk Ridge Trail, that goes around the outer edges of the park and makes a nice ride about 4.5 miles in length. Those who want a longer ride can criss-cross the park using the interior trails as well. This West St Louis County Park is located in Ballwin Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63011, Ballwin Missouri, Biking, Recreation
Route 66 State Park
Route 66 State Park - Route 66 State Park features 7.5 miles of level, paved biking trails that are easy for all levels of abilities of bikers. The park is located in West St Louis County in Eureka Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63025, Biking, Eureka Missouri, Recreation
Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail - The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail runs for 20 miles along the Great River Road between Alton Illinois and Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton Illinois. - More Info Tags: Recreation
Spanish Lake Park
Spanish Lake Park - Spanish Lake Park features a biking trail that 4 miles in length which covers a variety of terrain. The park is located in North St Louis County in Spanish Lake Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63138, Biking, Recreation, Spanish Lake Missouri
St Louis Moonlight Ramble
St Louis Moonlight Ramble - Information on the Moonlight Ramble which is a nighttime annual bike ride through the streets of St. Louis Missouri. - More Info Tags: City of St Louis Missouri, Downtown St Louis
Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Weldon Spring Conservation Area - The Weldon Spring Conservation Area has two trails available for biking, the Lost Valley Trail, which is 10 miles long and the Hamburg Trail, which is 6 miles long. The Katy Trail is also accessible from the area. The Conservation Area is located near Weldon Spring in St Charles County Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63304, Biking, Recreation, Weldon Spring Missouri

More St Louis Area Biking

Bangert Island - Bangert Island is located on the Missouri River and features a 2.6 mile natural surface biking trail which is accessed from the Katy Trail, just south of the Blanchette Bridge. The park is located in St. Charles Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63303, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

Broemmelsiek Park - Broemmelsiek Park features 7 miles of multi-use natural trails that cross through wooded hillsides and open pastures and can be used for biking. A half mile paved trail that surrounds Wilson Road Lake can also be used for biking. The park is located in St Charles County near Wentzville Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63341, 63385, Biking, Recreation, Wentzville Missouri

Castlewood State Park - Castlewood State Park has several biking trails that range from easy to difficult with the terrain varying between flat and hilly. It is located in West St Louis County along the Meramec River in Ballwin Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63021, Ballwin Missouri, Biking, Recreation

Cliff Cave County Park - Cliff Cave County Park provides a mountain bike riding trail that is about 2 miles in length and is describe being "easy to moderate" in difficulty. The park is located in South St Louis County in Oakville Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63129, Biking, Oakville Missouri, Recreation

Creve Coeur Connector Trail - Page Avenue Extension Trail - The Creve Coeur Connector Trail, or the Page Avenue Extension Trail, is a 3.6 mile long paved bike trail that connects the Creve Coeur Park trails in West St. Louis County with the Katy Trail Bike Trail in St. Charles County Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63146, 63303, Recreation

Dames Sport Park - Dames Sport Park is located in O'Fallon Missouri and features 3 football fields and a biking trail. - More Info - Tags: 63366, Biking, O'Fallon Missouri, Recreation

Ed Bales Park and DuSable Dog Park - Ed Bales Park and DuSable Dog Park features biking trails and access to the Katy Trail. is located in St Charles Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63301, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

Fox Hill Park - Fox Hill Park features 1.45 miles of paved biking trails. The park is located in St Charles Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63301, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

Grant's Trail - Information on Grant's Trail which is an asphalt paved bike trail that is 8.5 miles long and runs though south St Louis County along Gravois Creek. - More Info - Tags: 63122, 63123, 63125, 63126, Recreation

Greensfelder Park - Greensfelder Park features two mountain biking trails, the Declue and Dogwood trails, that total about 25 miles in length. The trails are fairly difficult with steep hills and uneven riding surface laced with rocks and roots. The park is located in West St Louis County in Wildwood Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63025, Biking, Recreation, Wildwood Missouri

Indian Camp Creek Park - Indian Camp Creek Park features an 8 mile biking trail that travels through prairies and woods, as well as a paved, one mile trail that travels around the lake in the center of the park. Indian Camp Creek Park is located in Foristell Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63348, Biking, Foristell Missouri, Recreation

Matson Hill Park - Matson Hill Park features a rugged natural biking trail that is 2.75 miles in length and is located in St Charles County near Defiance Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63341, Biking, Defiance Missouri, Recreation

McNair Park - McNair Park features a paved biking trail that travels through the park and is 1.75 miles in length. The park is located in St Charles Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63301, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

North Riverfront Park-Blase Park - North Riverfront Park, also known as Blase Park, has a biking trail that is part of the St Louis Riverfront Trail which travels along the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located in North St Louis City Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63137, Biking, City of St Louis Missouri, Recreation

Perose Park Velodrome - The Perose Park Velodrome is located in Penrose Park in the Penrose Neighborhood of St. Louis Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63115, Biking, City of St Louis Missouri, Recreation

Schaefer Park - Schaefer Park features a looped, paved biking trail that is .46 miles in length and is located in the St. Charles, Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63303, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

St Charles Soccer Complex - St. Charles Soccer Complex features a paved biking trail that is 1.86 miles in length and loops around the soccer fields. The park is located in St. Charles Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63301, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

St Louis Riverfront Trail - Information on the St Louis Riverfront Trail that runs from the Chain of Rocks bridge to downtown St Louis along the Mississippi River - More Info - Tags: City of St Louis Missouri, Recreation

Wapelhorst Park - Wapelhorst Park features paved and natural biking trails that total 2 miles in length and offer a leisurely bike ride for all ages. The park is located in St. Charles Missouri. - More Info - Tags: 63303, Biking, Recreation, St Charles City

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