Best hikes in Forest Park
Ambleway maps 17 hikes in Forest Park, from a 1.0-mile walk to a 8.6-mile day out. 1 of them scores as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Lake Shelbyville–General Dacey Viewpoint, 4 beaches. The biggest climb is Deer Run–Valley Trail Loop, 3 sights, gaining 292 ft, and the network tops out at 749 ft. 13 start within walking range of public transit.
- Lake Shelbyville–General Dacey Viewpoint, 4 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
Show 16 less-wild hikesHide 16 less-wild hikes
- Kennedy Forest & Heels Path via Wheels Path 2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Trinity Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Jefferson Lake–Bowl Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Cascades and Flegel Falls & Heels Path via Wheels Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cabanne Spring–Catfish Cove, 9 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Post-Dispatch Lake–Catfish Cove, 5 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Successional Forest–Post-Dispatch Lake, 8 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Emerson Grand Basin–Cascades and Flegel Falls, 3 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Porter Lake–Forest Park Viewpoint, 6 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 126 ft
- Bridle Path 1.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Heels Path 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Strack Pond via Forest Park Multi-use Path 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Wise Falls–Cabanne Spring, 10 lakes 1.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- West Pine Woodland–Cabanne Spring, 5 lakes 1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Dell 1 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Deer Run–Valley Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 292 ft