St. Louis North Riverfront Trail
(from Lafayette Park)

Approx.
Miles:       Cue:
-----        ---
 0.0 START Northeast corner of
        Lafayette Park
     East on Park Ave.
 0.1 L. on 18th
 0.4 R. on Chouteau
     Lafayette Park Area Map
 1.3 Cross Broadway
 1.6 CAUTION!! BAD RR Tracks!!
 1.7 L. on Sullivan
      (Check out the wall art!)
     See Street Map
     See Elevation Profile of streets portion
 2.7 Pass Eads Bridge
 3.1 Cross Biddle St. and
     Continue thru Trigen (old U.E. 
       steam/electric) plant
 3.2 R. @ sign "Danger Truck Entrance"
       on building (across from Ashley
       Street)
 3.3 L. thru floodgate
     onto Riverfront Trail
     See Trailnet Map
     See Mike Hahn's site for info. & great photos!!
 4.0 SHARP (179 degree) L.
     thru floodgate 
     See "Topo" Map
 5.5 Pass under McKinley (Hwy.) Bridge
 5.9 Pass under Merchant's (RR) Bridge
 6.0 Historical Marker Underground Railroad (see photo)
 7.8 Humbolt Rest Area 
 8.4 CAUTION, Posts in
     Trail @ Humbolt St. 
10.4 Maline Creek
11.1 Trailhead Restroom & 
     Parking Lot
     (Can continue on the OLD
     NARROW "Bike Path")
12.2 Parking Lot w/Boat Ramp
     in North Riverfront Park
     (North end of the walking
      cycling trail--there is a 
      short additional portion
      of the old narrow trail
      that goes around the
      fishing lake.)
12.5 R. onto Riverview 
14.0 R. off Riverview to Old 
     Chain of Rocks Bridge 
     Sketch Map 
     Pix of Bridge
     For additional milage -- Please see Sue W.'s
     Ride across Bridge to Edwardsville)
                 OR
     Take the new Illinois (Confluence Greenway) bicycle trail to Alton, IL.
     Cross Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, the Canal Bridge & immediately turn 
     left (North) onto Chouteau Pl Rd.  Turn right a foot of levee & bear 
     right up onto the levee to the bicycle trail.
     (You will reach Alton, IL about 32 miles from lafayette park.)
ADDITIONAL (APPROX.) MILEAGE INFORMATION:
(IF you continue on Riverview/Columbia Bottom:)
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14.2 Pass under I-270
     (MODOT Tourist Info. stop up
      hill to West has water, restroom
      and maybe coffee.)
14.6 Pass Coal Bank Rd.
14.7 Enter St. Louis County
     (Riverview Blvd. becomes 
      Columbia Bottom Rd.)
16.4 1st MO Conservation Sign
     (for Columbia Bottom C.A.)
         Conservation Area Info
17.2 Columbia Bottom Conservation
     Area parking lot.
        See "TOPO" MAP
     
     RETURN by reversing your
     route

NOTE:  Sullivan Blvd. and the North Riverfront Trail may NOT
be passable if the Mississippi River stage at St. Louis is
above 34 feet! Check Mississippi River Stage