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River Des Peres Park – River des Peres Greenway loop from Cortex

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Missouri

Saint Louis

River Des Peres Park – River des Peres Greenway loop from Cortex

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River Des Peres Park – River des Peres Greenway loop from Cortex

03:19

56.6km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 29 m for 78 m

After 16.2 km for 55 m

After 56.5 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.2 km

River Des Peres Park

Highlight • Rest Area

This petite park is a great place to start or end a walk on the River Des Peres Greenway, which stretches for miles along the river.

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11.5 km

River des Peres Greenway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice bike path along the River des Peres. Conditions are not as great as on Grant Trail, but still pretty decent.

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13.7 km

River Des Peres Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

"River Des Peres" translates to "River of the Fathers" in French, and it received its name by the Jesuit Catholic priests that resided near the confluence of the river with …

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16.2 km

Boathouse Lake Pavilion

Highlight • Lake

One of two small lakes in Carondelet Park, this one is named after the lovely boathouse on its banks. You can actually walk all the way around the lake, too.

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25.6 km

Grant's Trail at Snyder Memorial Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great rail trail. Overall, fantastic conditions. Only downside is that the trail crosses several streets, and bikes have to stop at stop signs and traffic lights.

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26.9 km

Grant's Trail (Gravois Greenway)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Grant's Trail — also known as the Gravois Greenway — is named after Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army during the US Civil War and, later, President …

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29.0 km

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Highlight • Historical Site

This national historic site marks where General (and later President) Ulysses S. Grant met his future wife, and where they lived for some time. Although Grant is known as the …

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56.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.0 km

1.82 km

675 m

599 m

510 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.8 km

20.6 km

676 m

576 m

Elevation

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Thursday 28 May

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River Des Peres Park – River des Peres Greenway loop from Cortex

River Des Peres Park

River des Peres Greenway

River Des Peres Suspension Bridge

Boathouse Lake Pavilion

Grant's Trail at Snyder Memorial Park

Grant's Trail (Gravois Greenway)

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

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