Bikerstuff from Saint Charles, MO on 7/16/2009 10:21:56 AM:
There is another dicussion on Machens not too long ago in June or early July. Browse back and look for it. There is no parking at Machens TH yet, but restroom is probably functional. I don't remember seeing any roads next to it except lots of RR tracks at the end. Black Walnut is another stop (or TH) between Saint Charles TH and Machens TH, and I think there is a road next to it. I am guessing it's about 4.6 miles between Black Walnut and Machens. You could start out at Black Walnut and do a round trip thru Machens. Both Black Walnut and Machens are not officially open yet, and I would not park my vehicles there. It's desolate out there. Yes, there are two unfinished sections which someone previously mentioned them as "more like a wagon trail" and it is about 3 miles. It looks like the unfinished sections are running on top of a levee. Matt and I took some pictures with the "wagon trail" last month, and Matt mentioned that someone must have cut the grass. It was about knee high.