Riverfront Trail

We find the description on this trail not very accurate. Cycling is fine as the trail is well laid out and in good condition. We walked it from the old bridge's side and was not what we expected as "a nice walk all along the Mississippi. The first maybe two miles was OK - a huge park with even some places for outdoor exercising. After that you hardly see the river and where one sees it, it is industrial and not clean, On the "inland" side, scrapyard, railway, high walls, industrial area. And very little place to rest in a shade on a very hot day. If it was not for the company, it would be one of the lowlights of a 45-day road trip through 29 states. The bridge was a special memory .

Off the beaten trail, adjacent to the river, some of Bob Cassidy's (City Museum founder) fascinating work. If you're visiting St Louis for the first time, I'd recommend City Museum over this. If you've been to the City Museum and would like to experience some of Bob's work in a less finished form in an industrial section of the city, this is worth consideration.

Good route near STL but the trail itself needs work. So if you ride a road bike with skinny tires, be careful. Goes through a pretty industrial area so the views are interesting but not everyone's vibe. Best enjoyed during the daylight hours.

Wonderfully done urban bike trail with the ride across the Chain-of-Rocks Bridge in the north a great beginning. This isn't a green tunnel of rails-to-trails. This path takes you through some of the gritty north St. Louis riverfront as you would expect. The trail itself is a smooth, continuous and wonderful ride and the industrial sights are interesting to see as they go by. Just as you are expecting to ride out on the waterfront promenade of St. Louis there's a closed flood gate and a homeless camp on the other side. Trail stops! No directions or support for the trail at that point. Huge disappointment..... (as was a totally empty St. Louis waterfront) Regardless, the trail is more than worth riding.

We drive 90 miles away to ride the Riverfront Trail in St. Louis.