McKinley Bridge Bikeway via St. Louis Riverfront Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 4 hr 5 min
McKinley Bridge Bikeway via St. Louis Riverfront Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in North Riverfront Park near Prospect Hill, MO. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McKinley Bridge Bikeway via St. Louis Riverfront Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 379–446 ft
Out & Back · North Riverfront Park
Trailhead: 38.73392, -90.21217
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 92°F / low 72° · precip 39% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto St. Louis Riverfront Trail, heading SW.
- 5.6 miTurn left onto McKinley Bridge Bikeway, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach McKinley Bridge Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto St. Louis Riverfront Trail, heading NW.
- 5.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:15 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- St. Louis Riverfront Viewpoint & St. Louis Riverfront Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Chain of Rocks Bridge via St. Louis Riverfront Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- St. Louis Riverfront Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- St. Louis Riverfront Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- St. Louis Riverfront Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- St. Louis Riverfront Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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