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  3. …St. Louis Metro Area
  4. …Eureka
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“A great climb all the way to the top to see an epic view of the Meramec River valley. ”

Brian Barton
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5.5

Miles

8.9

KM

100%

Singletrack

639' 195 m

High

433' 132 m

Low

273' 83 m

Up

274' 84 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

8%

Max Grade (4°)

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E-Bikes Allowed

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Overview

This is a great trail that opened up in the spring of 2013. There is a great 2.4-mile climb up to the top and you turn around and ride a blistering downhill back to the trailhead! And there is a great view at the top of the trail as well.

Description

You can start from multiple locations but this ride uses the parking off Washington Ave. Head south along Grand Ave until you hit the Al Foster Trail and will see the sign for Bluff View trail on the left. After you cross the small railroad track, you drop into the trail and take a sharp right and follow the bluff. You'll round the bluff to the left and get into some steeper climbing. There is a tight switchback into a nice bermed turn. After a few more easy turns, there is a drainage crossing that can be messy for days after rain so be careful, the rocks will get slick.

From there, you get into a dense cedar forest and the trail tightens up a bit so keep your head up and an eye out for the blind turns. You'll round out the cedar grove with a creek crossing down a steep short drop and back up to climbing. From here, the forest transitions into an oak hickory forest and the foliage can get quite dense in the summer so keep an eye out and speed down in the turns.

You'll round out the climb to the top with a beautiful view of the Meramec River valley below. It really is one of the best views in the county, so take your time to enjoy it and have a snack before returning back down the hill.

History & Background

The trail overlooks the Crescent Valley where Native Americans once flourished. Some of the best flint in the nation was mined in this area (West Tyson's Flint Quarry Trail) and has been found throughout the US at other Native American sites. The flint was used to fashion arrowhead points.

Contacts

Local Club: Gateway Off-Road Cyclists (GORC)

Land Manager: St Louis County, MO - Parks and Recreation

Shared By:

Brian Barton with improvements by Jamey Evans and 1 other
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  4.4 from 54 votes

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Building some new trail!
Aug 2, 2013 near Eureka, MO
Bluff View upper trailhead.
Aug 5, 2013 near Eureka, MO
Berm from an other angel.
Aug 5, 2013 near Eureka, MO
Great looking trail!
Aug 2, 2013 near Eureka, MO
No trail is fun without a few rocks to dodge.
Aug 5, 2013 near Eureka, MO
Freshly built trail never looked so good!
Aug 2, 2013 near Eureka, MO

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Jan 15, 2023
Chris Honse
May 1, 2022
Matt Inman
5mi
Nov 16, 2021
Jeremy Schmidt
New Blue Jumpline/ flow DH trail added in late summer 2021. 0.4mi long, 130ft down, nice berms rollers, some tables, and a big step up at the end. 6.1mi — 2h 03m
Sep 25, 2021
Allen Tes
Jul 5, 2021
David Gengler
4.3mi — 35h 30m
Jun 15, 2021
Steve Scherck
Jun 13, 2021
Ricardo Fonseca
Always start from Washington Parking 2.1mi — 1h 10m
Jun 6, 2021
Bob Eulberg

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