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Emerson Grand Basin & Jefferson Lake loop – Forest Park, Saint Louis

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Emerson Grand Basin & Jefferson Lake loop – Forest Park, Saint Louis

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Emerson Grand Basin & Jefferson Lake loop – Forest Park, Saint Louis

01:56

7.54km

30m

Hiking

On your road trip along Route 66 you will pass through St. Louis. The city on the Mississippi is also known as The Gateway City because it was considered the gateway to the American West during the development of the West. This almost eight-kilometer-long loop takes you through the heart of Forest Park - perfect for stretching your legs in the green.

The route avoids the paths on the edge of the park, so you have more distance from the traffic noise. The green area is one of the largest inner-city parks in the world. A wonderful landscape with numerous lakes and lots of cultural and leisure facilities await you. You can adapt this tour as you wish and, for example, include a visit to the Saint Louis Art Museum or the zoo.

Before or after the break, it is worth making a detour into the city center. A visit to the Gateway Arch, the highest archway in the world, or the National Blues Museum complete your stop in St. Louis. And then you continue west on Route 66.

by VisitTheUSA

Last updated: December 16, 2024

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951 m

Forest Park

Highlight • Forest

Forest Park, with 1,326 acres, is considered one of the premier urban public parks in the US. It features beautiful landscapes sprinkled with forests, ecosystems, nature reserves, and lakes and streams. It als contains cultural institutions including the St Louis Zoo, Art Museum, Missouri History Museum, Science Center, and Muny Opera.

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2.70 km

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Friedrich Jahn, a German-Prussian gymnastics educator, founded the Turnverein, an international gymnastic and social society, in Germany in 1811. The monument was installed by the St Louis German community in 1913 which had over 150 German cultural societies including 12 gymnastics clubs.

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5.38 km

Jefferson Lake

Highlight • Lake

Jefferson Lake is a scenic lake in Forest Park just off the Wheels and Heels Trail where you can fish with a valid MO fishing license. The lake is stocked with bass, catfish, crappie, and carp.

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6.84 km

Forest Park Fish Hatchery

Highlight • Structure

Fish hatchery from the late 1800s. No longer used for fish farming but for educational programming.

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7.54 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.46 km

575 m

332 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.50 km

2.87 km

544 m

517 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 30 May

28°C

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52 %

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October 14, 2024

On your road trip along Route 66 you will pass through St. Louis. The city on the Mississippi is also known as The Gateway City because it was considered the gateway to the American West during the development of the West. This almost eight-kilometer-long loop takes you through the heart of Forest Park

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