Imodzi mwa njira zabwino kwambiri zokhalira kukongola kwa kunja kwa dera la St. Louis ndi pa njinga. St. Louis ali ndi kuchuluka kwa misewu ya bicyclists ya mibadwo yonse ndi luso la luso. Njirazi zimaphatikizapo zonse kuchokera kumapangidwe okongola omwe amapita kudera lamapiri kudera lamapiri pafupi ndi mtsinje wa bluffs. Apa ndi kumene mungapeze bicycle yabwino kwambiri yomwe ikukwera ku St. Louis.
01 a 08
Katy Trail
Katy Trail ndiyo njira yodziŵika bwino ya njinga mumzinda wa Missouri. Njirayo imayandikira pafupi ndi St. Louis ndipo imatha mamita oposa 200 kumadzulo pafupi ndi Kansas City. Njirayo imayendayenda kudutsa njira ya Missouri River.
M'dera la St. Louis, pali njira zingapo zoti mungakwere. Gawo lapafupi kwambiri la njirayi ndilochokera ku St. Charles mpaka ku Weldon Spring. Kutalika kwa makilomita 16.5 kumayambira pa mtsinje wa Missouri mumzinda wa St. Charles ndipo umapita kudera la Weldon Spring Conservation Area.
Chinthu china chodziwika ndi gawo la njira kuchokera ku Chikhulupiliro cha Augusta ku St. Charles County. Kutalika kwa mailosi asanu ndi atatuyi ndi kosalala ndipo kumadutsa pakati pa Missouri Wine Wine. Mungathe kubweretsa njinga yanu kapena kubwereka tsiku la Katy Bike Rental mu Kutsimikiza.
02 a 08
Grant Trail
Grant Trail ndi njira ya mailosi asanu ndi atatu kumpoto kwa St. Louis. Ndi imodzi mwa mapulani ambiri a "rail to trail" m'derali yomwe inayendetsa njira zakale za njanji zamoto kupita ku njinga zamoto ndi zoyendayenda. Misewuyi ndi yopanda phokoso ndi mapiri pang'ono.
Njirayo ikuyamba ku Lemay pafupi ndi Lodge ku Grant's Trail. Pali malo ochuluka oikapo malo ogona komanso zipinda zam'chipinda chodyera. Kuyambira pamenepo, njirayo imadutsa mumzinda wa Lakeshire ndi Crestwood kumapeto kumpoto kwa I-44.
Grant Trail imadutsa zozizwitsa zingapo ku St. Louis kuphatikizapo Grant's Farm ndi Stlydaledale Stables ndi zinyama kuzungulira dziko lapansi. Palinso Ulysses S. Grant Historic Site, yomwe kale inali nyumba ya Purezidenti wa 18 wa ku America, ndi Whitecliff Park yomwe imapereka malo abwino a masana, mapepala a matabwa ndi maonekedwe okongola.
03 a 08
St. Louis Riverfront Trail
The St. Louis Riverfront Trail ndi mbali ya Mtsinje wa Mississippi Greenway kutambasula kuchokera ku Gateway Arch kupita ku North Riverfront Park pafupi ndi Bridge Old Rocks Bridge. Ulendo wa makilomita 12,5 umatsata njira ya mtsinje ndi khoma lalitali lomwe limateteza mzinda wa St. Louis. Njirayi imakhala yopanda phokoso komanso dzuwa.
Kuwonjezera pakuwona mipiringidzo ya Missingsippi Mighty, okwera ndege adzadutsa pa malo ambiri ovomerezeka. Eads Bridge inkaonedwa kuti ndi yodabwitsa kwambiri pamene idamangidwa mu 1874. Pa nthawi imeneyo, inali mlatho wotalika kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi kuposa mamita 6,400. Mtsinje wa Riverfront umadutsanso Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing womwe unali malo oyambirira a Missouri pa malo oyendetsa sitimayo.
Njirayo imathera ku North Riverfront Park, kumwera kwa Bridge Old Rocks Bridge. Mlatho wamakono umatsegudwenso kwa anthu oyenda bicyclists ndi oyenda pansi tsiku lililonse kuyambira 9am mpaka madzulo.
04 a 08
Mtsinje wa Forest Park Bike
Barry Winiker / Getty Images Forest Park ndi malo ambiri otchuka kwambiri mumzindawu monga St. Louis Zoo ndi The Muny , kotero sizodabwitsa kuti njinga yamoto ya parkyo sichisamala kwambiri. Komabe, kukwera njinga ndi njira yabwino kwambiri yodziwira malo ena abwino kwambiri okhala m'tawuni.
Njira yayikulu ya njinga yamakilomita makilomita asanu ndi awiri ndipo imatsata malo ozungulira paki. Ndili ndi njira yoyandikana ya othamanga. Palinso njira zingapo zazing'ono zamabasi zomwe zimaphimba zambiri mkati mwa paki. Njira yaikulu ikudutsa m'malo okongola kwambiri a paki kuphatikizapo Nyanja Yaikulu, Forestry Kennedy ndi World's Fair Pavilion.
Mabicyclists amatha kufufuza malowa okha, kapena amalembera ulendo wopita kudutsa mumsewu wamakilomita. Maulendo otsogolera amayenda pafupifupi makilomita 10 makamaka malo otsetsereka. Zimakhala ndi mapulogalamu 18 pa malo otchuka kwambiri ndi mbiri komanso zachikhalidwe ku park. Mabasiketi amaperekedwa kwa maulendo omwe amatha maola atatu. Mtengo ndi $ 25 mpaka $ 30 munthu malinga ndi kukula kwa gulu la alendo.
05 a 08
Sam Vadalabene Trail River Bike Trail
Mtsinje wa Great River ndi umodzi mwa zoyenda kwambiri ku St. Louis. Msewu umadutsa malire akumadzulo a Illinois kwa mailosi 550 potsatira njira ya Mtsinje wa Mississippi. Gawo lalikulu la makilomita 20 kuchokera ku Alton mpaka ku Pere Marquette State Park lili ndi njira yambiri ya njinga, yotchedwa Sam Vadalabene Trail, yomwe imayendera limodzi ndi msewu.
Njira yopita njinga imapangidwira ndipo nthawi zambiri imakhala yotsetsereka. Amadutsa m'madera okongola kwambiri pa Great River Road ku Illinois. Mitengo ya Bikers imayang'anitsitsa pafupi ndi Mtsinje wa Mississippi kumbali imodzi ndi kumtunda wamphepete mwa nyanja yamphepete mwa chimzake. Njirayi imadzala ndi maluwa okongola otentha kumapeto kwa masamba.
Mtsinje wa Sam Vadalabene umagwirizanitsa ndi malo angapo oyenera kuyima. Tawuni yaing'ono ya Elsa, Illinois, ili pamtunda wa makilomita 20. Elsah nthawi zambiri amatchedwa "tawuni nthawi yomweyi kuiwalika" chifukwa cha chithumwa chake. Mzinda wonsewo unayikidwa pa National Register of Historic Places m'chaka cha 1973. Kuwonjezera apo, njirayi ndi Mitsinje iwiri ya Zinyama Zomwe Zing'onozing'ono Zomwe Zimatuluka M'dzikoli zimakhala malo oteteza mbalame, mbalame zam'mlengalenga ndi mitundu ina yowopsya.
06 ya 08
Creve Coeur Lake Park
Creve Coeur Lake Park ku St. Louis County ndi malo otchuka kwa mabasiketi am'deralo. Pakiyi ili ndi misewu yambiri ya njinga, zonse zopangidwa ndipanda komanso zopanda kuperewera, pazovuta zosiyanasiyana. Zimakhala zachilendo kuona maulendo awiri osasangalatsa omwe amapita kukwera pang'onopang'ono komanso ochita masewera olimbitsa thupi kuti azitha kuyendera.
Chinthu chimodzi chomwe misewu yambiri yomwe ili pakiyi ndi yofanana ndi madzi ambiri. Lakeview Loop Trail ndi njira ya ma kilomita 3,8 yomwe imatsatira kwambiri Creve Coeur Lake. The Meadows Loop Trail ndi Mallard Lake Loop Trail ali ndi malingaliro abwino. Kuti mukhale ndi zovuta zowonjezereka pali Bootlegger's Run Trail. Mtsinje uwu ndi wamtunda kuposa mamita anayi ndipo umakhala ndi kusintha kwakumwamba, kutembenuka kwachangu ndi kuphulika kwina.
Kuwonjezera pa misewu ya njinga, Creve Coeur Lake Park imakhalanso ndi zinthu zina zabwino. Pali malo okwera mapeyala khumi ndi awiri okhala ndi bar-b-que omwe amapezeka panthawi yoyamba, yoyamba yotumikira. Palinso bwato, kayak ndi paddleboat lendi kwa iwo amene akufuna kukhala nthawi pang'ono pamadzi.
07 a 08
MCT Nature Trail
Madison County Transit amayendetsa kayendetsedwe ka misewu ya njinga zamoto ku Metro East yomwe ili ndi makilomita oposa 100. Nature Trail ndi msewu wamtunda wa makilomita 15 umene umayambira mu Granite City ndipo umatha ku Edwardsville. Ali panjira, imayendayenda ndi njira zina zambiri za MCT njinga zamakilomita osiyanasiyana ndi zovuta.
Nature Trail imayambira pa Wilson Park ku Granite City. Kuchokera kumeneko kumayenda kudera lakale, kudutsa madera ndi minda, komanso kudutsa m'mapiri a mtsinje wa bluffs. Ali panjira, okwera ndege nthawi zambiri amawona nsomba, akalulu, akalulu ndi zinyama zina.
Nature Trail imadutsa njira ndi njira zina zingapo kuti okwera angayende ndi kufufuza nthawi yawo. Zosankha zodchuka ndi MCT Schoolhouse Trail yomwe imapezeka ku Horseshoe Lake State Park ndi MCT Goshen Trail yomwe ili ndi tunnel 10 ndi mlatho 175.
08 a 08
Parkwood State Park
Parkwood State Park ku St. Louis County ikukhala pafupi ndi bluffs a Mtsinje wa Meramec. Ili ndi misewu eyiti ya njinga yamapanga yopangidwa ndi dothi, miyala, ndi malo ena enieni. Zambiri mwa mayeserowa ndikumwera pamwamba pa mtsinje wa bluffs. Ena amayenda kudera lamapiri ndi m'mphepete mwa mtsinje.
Imodzi mwa misewu yovuta kwambiri ya Cedar Bluff Loop yomwe imaphatikizapo kukwera kukwera pamwamba pa paki. Pakati pa msewu wa 2.25 miles, palinso kupumula kwa madzi ndi kuwonjezeka kwa zoposa khumi peresenti. Kuti mupite ulendo wosavuta, pali Al Foster Trail. Ndi msewu wamtunda wa makilomita 4.7 umene umatsata njira yopita kumsewu. Ndizitali ndipo ndizowoneka bwino kwambiri.
Parkwood State Park ndi malo abwino a ntchito zina zakunja. Pali malo ambiri osungiramo mapepala okhala ndi maenje a bar-b-que, malo akuluakulu ochitira masewera ndi sitimayi yapamadzi ya ngalawa, kayaks ndi mabwato a jon.