For as long as anyone alive can remember, River Des Peres has had very little going for it as an actual body of water. An overgrown storm drain, the river is often cited as an object lesson in poor urban planning and water pollution. But by turning lemons into lemonade, city planners used the stinky waterway as the crown jewel in the River Des Peres Trail, allowing cyclists and pedestrians to enjoy some of the parks and greenways that bound the banks. The 6.5-mile trail is the perfect length for novice cyclists, and the paved paths never get too steep or too swift.
Jefferson Barracks
| Sep 30, 2015
Forest Park
| Sep 25, 2014
St. Louis Riverfront Trail
| Sep 26, 2013
Tower Grove Park to the Chain of Rocks Bridge
| Sep 27, 2012
River Des Peres Greenway to Christy Greenway to Carondelet Park
| Sep 22, 2011
St. Vincent Greenway to Ted Jones Path
| Sep 29, 2010
Christy Green Trail
| Sep 24, 2008
Russell Boulevard from Grand Boulevard east to Lafayette Square and Soulard
| Sep 26, 2007
Mississippi River Trail
| Sep 27, 2006
Gravois Avenue
| Sep 29, 2005
Soulard
| Sep 29, 2004
Soulard
| Sep 29, 2004