Anonymous on 7/27/2007 7:07:04 PM:
rick, if you can find a way from st. charles to alton illinois (there is a ferry i beleieve that crosses the mississippi around west alton, i think), then you can take the arch green way trail all the way to with in 1/2 to 3/4 miles of the arch without any traffic at all. check out trailnet.net i beleieve the green way trail goes all the way from just north of the arch, crosses the mississippi on the old chain of rocks bridge, and continues on to alton, ill. the trick is gettin from st. charles / machens area to alton, ill. good luck. i do not know the routes through st. louis county and into st. louis. ask the web master, he may know better routes than this. he knows his stuff pretty well. anywhich way, have fun.