Destination Trails Destination trails are designed Welcome Contact Us Trail to connect people to where they Columbia Parks and Recreation Columbia Parks and Recreation work, shop, go to school, and play, invites you to explore and #1 South 7th St. as well as for fitness and recreation. Guide Hinkson Creek Trail/MU Recreation Trail — 4.25 miles with a wooded view of Scott’s Branch Creek from the board- These trails generally run along creek corridors where possible, enjoy the Columbia Trail Columbia, MO 65201 Hinkson Creek Trail is a scenic limestone trail that connects walk. Dogs are not allowed on the portion of the trail that goes making the journey close to nature and scenic. Various Grindstone Nature Area to the MKT Trail. Columbia Parks through the Audubon Nature Sanctuary. The trailhead System! With more than 65 573-874-7460 trailheads provide parking and restrooms. & Map and Recreation manages 2.0 miles of the trail beginning at Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary provides a miles of trails, Columbia has www.CoMo.gov MKT Trail — 8.9 miles at Grindstone Nature Area, through Capen Park, and reservable pavilion, parking, restrooms and plenty to offer trail users of all The backbone of Columbia’s ever-expanding trail system is the connecting to the Hinkson Creek Recreation Area on easy access to the 0.3 mile Prairie Education types and abilities. The trail Follow us at Columbia, the Campus. The University of Trail. The Scott Boulevard pedway provides CoMoParksandRec popular 8.9-mile MKT Trail. This 10-foot-wide, crushed limestone system connects to the state-wide surface trail, built on the old railbed of the MKT railroad, begins Missouri manages 2.25 miles of the trail extending off-road access to the 8.9-mile MKT Trail. in downtown Columbia in Flat Branch Park and connects with west from the City’s portion of the Hinkson Creek Katy Trail, the longest developed rail-trail in the nation. — 1.7 miles the 240-mile cross-state Katy Trail. The MKT Trail routes through Trail to the MKT Trail. South Providence Trail This concrete trail runs along Providence beautiful landscapes, including wooded hillsides and attractive The Columbia Trail System features a variety of trails County House Trail — 2.0 miles Road from Old Plank Road to Green rock formations, with various trailside attractions along the way. in different settings -parks, nature sanctuaries, along County House Trail extends from Stadium Blvd. at Meadows Road. By use of the crosswalk at Three trailheads offer parking, restrooms and picnic areas. creeks and through wooded areas - with a variety College Park Drive to the MKT Trail at Twin Lakes Providence and Old Plank Road, trail users Recreation Area. The 8-foot-wide concrete trail winds can commute from Rock Bridge Elementary of trail surfaces for runners, walkers and bicyclists. through a number of neighborhoods, recreation areas and School to Green Meadows Road. Amenities along the trails, such as water fountains, under two major roadways. The trail enables a large residential restrooms, and bike repair stations, are provided to MKT Trail History Grindstone Creek Trail — 1.75 miles Hosting a Trail Event population north of Stadium Blvd. to enjoy a recreational Groups interested in The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (also The concrete trail follows Grindstone Creek as it travels east from make your journey easier. You can find the location commute to the MKT Trail or to the dog park, aquatic facility, holding a special event on known as “Katy”) added a branch line in Grindstone Nature Area to Maguire Blvd., connecting southeast of these amenities on the trails map. fishing lake, picnic shelter, and playground at Twin Lakes the City’s trails, such as a bike ride 1901 from the main line at McBaine to residents to the Columbia Trail System. This trail goes through Recreation Area. or 5k run, are required to complete the prosperous college town of Columbia, the wooded, 116-acre Waters-Moss Memorial Wildlife Area and Trails have long been important to a Park Special Use Application, County seat of Boone County. In 1977 the Katy Railway Bear Creek Trail — 4.8 miles meets Hinkson Creek Trail at the Grindstone Nature Area. the quality of life for Columbians. which can be found on the abandoned the rail right-of-way. Columbia Parks and The Bear Creek Trail is located in northern In a city-wide citizen survey, it was department’s web site. Groups are Recreation applied for and received a $240,000 grant from Columbia and links two of the city’s Hominy Creek Trail — 2.9 miles strongly encouraged the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, U.S. most popular parks, the Columbia Hominy Creek Trail begins at the east end of Green Valley found that 82 percent of Columbia to submit their Dept. of Interior in 1978. The MKT Trail was one of the first Cosmopolitan Recreation Area (Cosmo Drive and routes to the north of The Links apartment complex households use the trail system! In fact, application in a ten rails-to-trails pilot projects in the U.S. Park) on Columbia’s west side and the at Clark Lane, up to Lillian Drive. The this love of trails extends outside Columbia’s borders— trail passes under Highway 63, East timely manner Albert-Oakland Park to the east. This wide, the State of Missouri in 2013 was named the “Best Trails The City of Columbia purchased the quit-claim deed from the limestone trail follows the natural drainage Broadway/Route WW and Interstate to secure their railroad, which only owned about 25% of the right-of-way system of Bear Creek and includes a 450-foot 70. Hominy Creek Trail helps State” by American Trails, a national, nonprofit event. needed for the trail development. The rest was acquired from boardwalk built on the face of a steep hillside overlooking the connect neighborhoods located organization working on behalf of the nation’s hiking, individual landowners. The City developed the trail from the in the area north of Interstate 70 Bear Creek. biking and riding trails. Columbia Parks and Recreation As a recipient of federal funds from the U.S. Department of Interior, Columbia intersection of Fourth and Cherry Streets to Scott Boulevard in and south of Indian Hills Park to Parks and Recreation operates programs subject to the nondiscrimination three phases, opening the first phase in 1982 and completing Scott’s Branch Trail — 1.3 miles the Columbia Trail System. is proud to contribute to this designation. As a requirements of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act under Title VI; the U.S. the third phase in 1991. The County of Boone developed the Located in west-central Columbia, the Scott’s Branch Trail is Bicycle-Friendly Community, the City of Columbia is Department of Interior strictly prohibits discrimination because of race, color, or a multi-use trail that travels through the heart of Bonnie View national origin in its federally assisted programs. This Department is also section of trail between Scott Boulevard and Hindman committed to improving conditions for bicycling. committed in both policy and practice to enforce and implement all required Junction. Nature Sanctuary. The paved trail winds through rolling farmland, provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Park Trails Nature Area Trails Mountain Bike Trails Safety Guidelines & Trail Etiquette Help make trails safe and enjoyable for everyone by following Trails are a prominent feature Columbia Parks and Recreation Rhett’s Run these guidelines: in many of Columbia’s parks, has preserved hundreds of Rhett’s Run is a 4.1-mile trail network providing a great venue for acres of natural areas. Park comprised of tight, twisty turns, • Keep right, pass on the left, move off the trail when exercise. Columbia’s park users can enjoy viewing technical rocky sections, “quad-melting” stopping. system provides a variety of flora and fauna as they hills and narrow gaps between trees. Two • Be courteous, yield appropriately, announce your trail surfaces, distances, traverse these nature area miles of this challenging mountain bike course were designed approach. Bicyclists traveling downhill should yield to landscapes, and attractions. trails. In fact, the 3M by the 1996 Olympics key course designers and are considered uphill traffic. Wetlands is listed as one of Columbia’s crown jewel of mountain biking. According to Community and Regional the “hotspots” in Missouri for Bicycling magazine, “Rhett’s Run will test the most fit cross • Be predictable, use hand signals, equip bikes with a white Park Trails bird sightings, with over 140 country riders.” front light and red taillight for travel before dawn and after dusk. Listed below are the trails at community and regional parks, species documented there! Location: Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 West (three miles which are typically 15 acres or more and provide parking • 3M Wetland Trails — 1.25 miles, gravel, J-6 north of downtown Columbia) • Be respectful of private property. and restrooms. Features: wetlands , educational signage, bird watching • Bike helmets are required for persons fifteen (15) years hot spot Jay Dix Station Mountain Bike Skills Course • Albert-Oakland Trail & Fitness Circuit – 1 mile, Jay Dix mountain bike skills course is a short, beginner to of age and younger. (City Ord. 14-509) • Bonnie View Prairie Trail — 0.3 mile, concrete H-4 concrete, E-9 intermediate level modular loop course adjacent to the MKT • Dogs must be on a leash and reined in to within four (4) Features: prairie, woodland, and creek • Cosmo Fitness Trail – 1.25 miles, asphalt, E-6 Trail. The prefabricated course provides a variety of low-lying feet. Dog handlers must clean up after their dogs and • Cosmo Nature Trail – 1.3 miles, dirt, E-6 • Bonnie View Nature Trail — 0.9 mile, dirt, H-4 features designed to teach slow-riding technical and balance dispose of dog waste in a sanitary manner. • Cosmo-Bethel Lake Trail – 0.46 mile, concrete, M-7 Features: big bur oak trees, paw paw groves, and creek skills. (City Ord. 17-143) • Fairview Nature Trail – 0.50 mile, dirt, H-4 • Capen Nature Trail — 0.2 mile, dirt, J-9 Location: Jay Dix Station, 3775 S. Scott Blvd. • Trail hours: 6am-11pm. (Through traffic • Gans Trail* – 2.0 miles, gravel, N-10 Features: bluffs, glades, prairie, woodland and creek not subject to park hours). • Indian Hills Trail – 1.0 mile, limestone, E-13 • Forum Wetland Trails — 1.8 miles, limestone, K-5 Prohibited Activities Features: wetlands and woodland • Kiwanis Nature Trail – 0.86 mile, dirt, H-6 • Motorized equipment is prohibited, • Philips Lake Trail – 1.44 miles, limestone, M-10 • Garth Wetland Trails — 1.6 miles, limestone, E-7 except: official and emergency • Rock Quarry Trail – 0.6 mile, limestone, L-9 Features: wetlands and creek vehicles, powered mobility devices • Stephens Lake Trail – 0.6 mile, concrete, H-10 • Grindstone Nature Trails — 5.2 miles, dirt, K-9 for persons with disabilities, and • Stephens Perimeter Trail – 1.7 miles, concrete, H-10 Features: upland woods, prairie, and creeks pedal-assisted bicycles. *Under construction in 2018 • Trail users may not disturb or remove any plants, animals or other property. Neighborhood Park Trails (City Ord. 17-52) Neighborhood parks are typically 5-10 acres and are designed • Other prohibited activities include: camping, trapping, to be within walking distance of surrounding neighborhoods, horseback riding, hunting, and advertising. providing a convenient way for park users to Emergency Numbers get exercise on a trail near their home. • For trail emergencies, dial 911. Information about Columbia’s many neighborhood park trails can be found • Park Rangers can be contacted via the non-emergency on-line at www.CoMo.gov. police number at (573) 442-6131. • Report trail maintenance items on line at www.CoMo.gov (search: “report problems”) or call (573) 874-7201. D E R N BROWN O I

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