Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites St. Louis West-O'Fallon, an IHG Hotel

A leisurely paved path that winds by a lake, through wooded areas, by neighborhoods, and over bridges. Easy trail for a walk, bike or run. Accessibility: There are 2 designated accessible spaces in the paved parking lot off of Barathaven Boulevard at the east end of the trail. Both of them are van-accessible with striped access aisles. The trail surface is pavement or gravel and typically at least 5 feet wide. The estimated grade is mostly gentle (5% or less) except for moderately steep...

Weldon Spring Loop is made up of sections of three different trails. You can start at The Mound, a large stone cover mound of radioactive debris from the clean-up of a former uranium processing plant. You can learn the history of this area at the visitor center. Go to the Hamburg trail, which is an unused gravel track that ends at the Katy Trail. Take a left on the Katy and follow for about 4.5 miles to the Busch Greenway on the left. Busch Greenway is a paved trail that will run up...

This short but scenic nature trail is located behind the Busch Wildlife Area visitor center. The landscape features many lakes and plenty of woods that provide great habitat for wildlife in the surrounding area. Walk through the short-leafed pines along a flat paved path that leads to a wooden blind for observing birdlife.

This is the most scenic hike in the Metro St. Louis Area. Three sections of the trail pass by limestone cliffs and bluff escarpments where hikers enjoy a beautiful view of the Missouri River. These sections require you to take a short spur off of the main trail. The bluffs are usually about 25 yards from the main trail. These sections come up in the first 2 miles of the hike. Moderately strenuous for Missouri hiking. One possible, yet easy, creek crossing in wet weather. Be sure, at the creek...