Hiking trails near St. Louis, Missouri

55 official trails lie within 25 miles of St. Louis — 118 miles in total, 48 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 303 ft; the median trail gains 148 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Grotpeter Trail	5.6	230 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Red Trail	5.0	277 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Green Rock Trail	3.1	292 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Equestrian Trail	4.0	284 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Rock Quarry Trail	2.2	236 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Yellow Trail	3.3	288 ft	Moderate	17 mi
White Bison Trail	2.9	147 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Lime Kiln Loop	2.8	303 ft	Easy	23 mi
River Scene Trail	3.6	233 ft	Easy	17 mi
Dogwood Ridge Trail	1.9	195 ft	Easy	16 mi
Cedar Bluff Loop	2.2	245 ft	Easy	19 mi
Turkey Ridge Trail	1.9	292 ft	Easy	22 mi
Limestone Hill Trail	1.9	285 ft	Easy	19 mi
Dogwood Trail	1.9	202 ft	Easy	24 mi
Mustang Trail	1.5	239 ft	Easy	25 mi
Al Foster Trail	4.7	66 ft	Easy	20 mi
Woodbine Trail	1.4	213 ft	Easy	25 mi
Heels Path	3.9	119 ft	Easy	2 mi
Blue Trail	1.6	186 ft	Easy	17 mi
Chubb Trail	2.0	201 ft	Easy	17 mi
Trail Among The Trees	1.7	239 ft	Easy	23 mi
Lone Wolf Trail	1.7	214 ft	Easy	17 mi
Hickory Ridge	1.2	143 ft	Easy	11 mi
Berg Bluff Trail	1.5	159 ft	Easy	23 mi

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