Babler Memorial State Park - Babler Memorial State Park, located in West St Louis County in Wildwood Missouri, has four hiking trails that range in length and difficulty-ranked from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult. The Dogwood Trail is 2 miles in length and a "3" in difficulty. The Woodbine Trail is 1.75 miles and a "3" in difficulty. The Virginia Day Memorial Trail is 1.5 miles and ranked a "2". The Hawthorn Trail is 1.15 miles long and a "2" in difficulty. - More Info Tags: 63005, Hiking, Recreation, Wildwood Missouri

Castlewood State Park - Castlewood State Park has two hiking trails, River Scene Trail and Stinging Nettle Trail, that form a 5 mile long hike and takes about 2 hours to complete. Along the hike, there are excellent views of the Meramec River. Castlewood is located in West St Louis County in Ballwin Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63021, Hiking, Recreation

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, Hiking, Recreation

Cliff Cave County Park - Cliff Cave County Park, located in South St Louis County in Oakville Missouri, has a 3.5 mile trail for hiking that passes along the bluffs of the Mississippi River. - More Info Tags: 63129, Hiking, Oakville Missouri, Recreation

Cuivre River State Park - Cuivre River State Park has seven hiking trails that traverse the park and each range in length and difficulty-using a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most difficult. - More Info Tags: 63379, Hiking, Recreation

Elephant Rocks State Park - Elephant Rocks State Park is located in Iron County near Graniteville Missouri. It has one trail that is very unique. It is called the Elephant Rocks Braille Trail and is the first trail in the state of Missouri designed especially for people with visual and physical disabilities. It is 1 mile long and ranked as an "easy" trail. - More Info Tags: Hiking, Recreation

Hawn State Park - Hawn State Park has two hiking trails, both of which are ranked as being very difficult. The Pickle Creek Trail is 1.5 miles in length and follows Pickle Creek for part of the way and will take about an hour to complete. The Whispering Pine Trail is 10 miles long and very rocky. It will take about 7 hours to complete. Hikers who will be hiking the Whispering Pine Trail need to register at the trailhead before beginning. - More Info Tags: 63670, Hiking, Recreation, Sainte Genevieve Missouri

Horseshoe Lake State Park - Horseshoe Lake State Park has four miles of hiking trails that wander through the natural area on the island. The park is located near Granite City in Madison County Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62040, Granite City Illinois, Hiking, Recreation

Katy Trail State Park - Katy Trail State Park is a flat trail paved with small gravel that follows the old route of the MKT Railroad along the Missouri River. Hikers can access the trail at any trailhead along its 225 mile stretch. The eastern end of the trail 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, Hiking, Matson Missouri, Recreation, St Charles Missouri, Weldon Spring Missouri

Klondike Park - Klondike Park features 4 miles of natural surface multi-use trails that contain switchbacks and rolling terrain that take hikers past picturesque views of the lake and the white silica sand bluffs of the former quarry. The park also has access to the Katy Trail, extending any hiking experience! The park is located in St Charles County in Augusta Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63332, Hiking, Recreation

Lake of the Ozarks State Park - Lake of the Ozarks State Park is located on the lake and features boating, hiking, swimming, camping, fishing, horseback riding, the Ozark Caverns and more. - More Info Tags: Hiking

Laumeier Sculpture Park - Laumeier Sculpture Park features an outdoor sculpture art museum within a 105 acre park located in South St Louis County in Sunset Hills Missouri. There is a walking trail throughout the park that allows the hiker to view and enjoy the sculptures displayed within nature. The trail is about 1.5 miles and takes about 1 hour to complete. - More Info Tags: 63127, Hiking, Recreation, Sunset Hills Missouri

Lewis and Clark Trails - The Lewis and Clark Trails are two hiking trails that are located in St Charles county in the Weldon Spring Conservation Area. The Lewis Trail loop is 8.2 miles in length and the Clark Trail loop is 5.3 miles in length. Both trails take the hiker to several beautiful overlooks of the Missouri River. - More Info Tags: 63304, Hiking, Recreation

Louis H. Bangert Memorial Wildlife Area - Louis H. Bangert Memorial Wildlife Area, a 160 acre park located on Bangert Island in the Missouri River, features a 2.6 mile multi-use natural surface trail. The park is accessed from the Katy Trail and is located in St Charles Missouri just south of the Blanchette Bridge. - More Info Tags: 63303, Hiking, Recreation, St Charles City

Mastodon State Historic Site - Mastodon State Historic Site has three hiking trails. The Wildflower Trail is .5 mile long and is ranked a "3" in difficulty on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most difficult. The Limestone Hill Trail is 2.25 miles long and is a "4" in difficulty. The Spring Branch Trail is .75 mile long and is a "1" in difficulty. - More Info Tags: 63052, Hiking, Recreation

Pere Marquette State Park - Pere Marquette State Park, the largest Illinois state park with 8035 acres, features several trails that are half a mile or less in length. Four additional trails are each 1 mile or more in length and are rated as "moderate" in difficulty. Those are the Goat Cliff Trail - 1.5 miles in length, Hickory North is 1 mile, Hickory South is 1.5 miles and Fern Hollow Trail is 2.5 miles long. The park is located in Jersey County in Grafton Illinois. - More Info Tags: 62037, Hiking, Recreation

Queeny Park - Queeny Park features a 4 mile, partially paved, hiking trail, the Hawk Ridge Trail, that takes about 1.5 hours to complete. This West St Louis County Park is located in Ballwin Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63011, Hiking, Recreation

Rockwoods Reservation - Rockwoods Reservation features six hiking trails, the longest being the Lime Kiln Trail that is 3 miles long and takes about 1.5 hours to hike. Rockwoods Reservation is located in West St Louis County in Wildwood Missouri. - More Info Tags: 63038, Hiking, Recreation

Shaw Nature Reserve - The Shaw Nature Reserve is an extension of the Missouri Botanical Garden and is located in Gray Summit Missouri. It has a 3.5 mile hiking trail that wanders through the arboretum's five diverse habitats. - More Info Tags: 63039, Gray Summit Missouri, Hiking, Recreation