Best Hikes St. Louis

by JD Tanner, Emily Ressler-Tanner

Overview

It’s not necessary to travel far from home for a great hike. With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Each hike includes: location, length, hiking time, level of difficulty, and if dogs can come along. Other features include:

• Trail finder chart that categorizes each hike (e.g. for particular attractions such as waterfalls and if it’s suitable for families with kids)
• Full-color photos throughout
• Information on the area’s history, geology, flora, and fauna
• Full-color maps of each trail

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493029747
Publisher:	Globe Pequot
Publication date:	05/30/2018
Series:	Best Hikes Near Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

and Best Easy Day Hikes St. Louis. JD is the Outdoor Recreation Director at San Juan College in Farmington, NM, and Emily teaches at the Mosaic Academy in Aztec, NM.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 11

Trail Finder 15

Map Legend 18

The Hikes

1 Forest Park Heels Path 20

2 Cahokia Mounds Nature/Culture Trail 25

3 Walkers Island Trail 28

4 Goat Cliff Trail 32

5 Lone Spring Trail 37

6 Graham Cave State Park Trails 41

7 Busch Hiking and Biking Trail 46

8 Lewis Trail 50

9 Katy Trail: Weldou Spring to Matson 54

10 Dogwood Trail 58

11 Lime Kiln Trail 62

12 Al Foster Trail 66

13 Dogwood Ridge Trail via Losing Stream Trail 70

14 Flint Quarry Trail 73

15 White Bison Trail 76

16 River Scene Trail 80

17 Hickory Ridge Trail 84

18 Spring Valley Trail 88

19 Limestone Hill Trail 92

20 Wilderness Trail 96

21 Rocky wood Trail 101

22 1000 Steps Trail 105

23 Mooter's Hollow Trail 110

24 Devils Honeycomb Trail 114

25 Scour Trail 117

26 Ozark Trail: Taum Sauk Mountain State Park to Johnson's Shut-ins State Park 120

27 Mina Sauk Falls Loop Trail/Ozark Trail to Devils Tollgate 124

28 Trail through Time 128

29 White Oaks Trail 132

30 Whispering Pines Trail-North Loop 136

31 Sheppard Point Trail 141

32 Lake Trail 145

33 Pee-Wah Trail 148

34 Piney Creek Ravine Trail 152

35 Waterfall Trail 156

36 Pomona Natural Bridge 160

37 Little Grand Canyon Trail 164

38 Trillium Trail 169

39 Giant City Nature Trail 172

40 Panther Den Trail 176

The Art of Hiking 181

Hike Index 209

About the Authors 211