60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: St. Louis

Steve Henry grew up on a farm in the rolling hills of central Kansas, spending much of his youth working under the blue skies of the plains. After earning bachelor’s degrees in marketing and agricultural economics at Kansas State University, he served a sentence of seven years in the offices of a large insurance company. Missing the outdoor life, he left the corporate world in 1985 to cycle across the continent twice, including one trek from Alaska to Key West. Since then he has led bicycle and backpack tours, contributed articles to outdoor publications and websites, and written Mountain Bike! The Ozarks and The Best in Tent Camping: Missouri and the Ozarks. He heads for the mountain and desert West whenever he can shake himself loose from the Midwest, and he always looks forward to fall and winter hiking, camping, biking, and canoeing in the Ozarks. When not roaming the outdoors by foot, bike, or canoe, Steve sees the country from the driver’s seat of a Peterbilt 379.

Overview Map

Acknowledgments

Foreword

About the Author

Preface

Hiking Recommendations

Introduction

HIKES IN THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA





Al Foster Trail
Babler State Park
Castlewood State Park
Chubb Trail
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Green Rock Trail
Greensfelder County Park
Howell Island Conservation Area
Lone Elk County Park
Powder Valley Nature Center
Queeny Park
Rockwoods Range
Rockwoods Reservation
Russell E. Emmenegger Nature Park

HIKES IN ILLINOIS





Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve
Little Grand Canyon
McCully Heritage Project
Pere Marquette State Park
Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve
Silver Lake Trail

HIKES WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE ST. LOUIS AREA





August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
Broemmelsiek Park
Cuivre River State Park
Engelmann Woods Natural Area
Graham Cave State Park
Indian Camp Creek Park
Klondike Park
Lewis and Clark Trail
Lost Valley Trail
Louis H. Bangert Memorial Wildlife Area
Matson Hill Park

HIKES SOUTHWEST OF THE ST. LOUIS AREA





Bell Mountain Wilderness Area
Berryman Trail
Council Bluff Lake
Green’s Cave Bushwhack: Hamilton Hollow Route
Green’s Cave Bushwhack: Sleepy Hollow Route
Hughes Mountain Natural Area
Lower Rock Creek
Meramec Conservation Area
Meramec State Park’s Short Trails
Meramec State Park: The Wilderness Trail
Onondaga Cave State Park
Ozark Trail: Courtois Section
Shaw Nature Reserve
Taum Sauk Mountain State Park

HIKES SOUTH OF THE ST. LOUIS AREA





Amidon Memorial Conservation Area
Buford Mountain Conservation Area
Crane Lake Trail
Hawn State Park
Hickory Canyons Natural Area
John J. Audubon Trail
Mastodon State Historic Site
Pickle Springs Natural Area: Trail Through Time
Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Area
Silver Mines-Millstream Gardens Trail
St. Francois State Park
St. Joe State Park
Trail of Tears State Park
Valley View Glades
Washington State Park

Appendixes and Index

Appendix A: Outdoor Shops

Appendix B: Places to Buy Maps

Appendix C: Hiking Clubs and Events

Appendix D: Agency List

Appendix E: Good Hikes That Didn’t Make the Cut This Time

Index

Map Legend