Nestled in the Missouri Ozarks is this 140-acre outdoor getaway perfect for a day of hiking, with five different trails and ...

Ahead of a key anniversary, Missouri's sprawling 240-mile Katy Trail has earned national praise. The Katy Trail landed at No. 4 on USA TODAY's recent list of the 10 best recreational trails in the U.S ...

Tis the season for resolutions, and one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to be more active. Hidden away in ...

Old memories of an historic railroad remain, but new memories are made daily on foot or by bike along the Katy Trail in the heart of Missouri. Bicycles, tricycles, walkers and runners have replaced ...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Katy Trail State Park is 237.7 miles long and 100 feet wide with a crushed limestone biking and hiking path down the middle. It is likely the skinniest state park in the nation.

The Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area in Blue Springs offers close-to-home hiking opportunities for Kansas City-area residents. Brent Frazee The Kansas City Star Looking for a way to hike into Missouri ...

My husband and I, our bikes’ saddlebags stuffed with spandex, sunscreen and other essentials, ditched our car at the Amtrak parking lot and pedaled to the Gateway Arch to begin our weeklong cycling ...

Dave Schulz keeps detailed notes of the trails he’s worked on in a small black notebook. The cover is peeling from the years of carrying it to different parks across Missouri, and he’s filled more ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KANSAS CITY • A group that advocates for creating biking and hiking trails along abandoned rail lines wants a second cross-state ...

Henry Lazarski (far right) and friends prepare to embark on a week-long ride along the Katy Trail. Just outside St. Louis, Missouri, on a high, windy bluff overlooking the Missouri River, a trio of ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Like pedaling into a stiff breeze, the quest to carve another cross-state pedestrian and cycling trail ...