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Please visit the Memorial page for Jessica Terrell, who was formerly with Missouri's State Trails Program

Agencies

Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of State Parks has over 900 miles of hiking, backpacking, bicycling, equestrian, ATV and motorcycle trails throughout the state: www.mostateparks.com/

Trails and Recreation in the Mark Twain National Forest: www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/recreation/

The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/MO_MARK.HTM

Official websites for National Park Service units in Missouri: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=mo

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates many Lake and River Parks in Missouri and Arkansas: www.swl.usace.army.mil/parks/index.html

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Missouri mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Missouri

  Earthriders is a Kansas City based organization dealing with off-road cycling issues across the Heart of America: www.earthriders.org/

  Mid-America Regional Council promotes bicycling and walking in the Kansas City region: www.marc.org/bikeped/index.htm

  Mississippi River Trail is a 10-state cycling route planned from the headwaters of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca, MN to the Gulf of Mexico: www.mississippirivertrail.org/

  Missouri Bicycle Federation lists Missouri bicycle trails, map sources, events, and contacts: www.mobikefed.org/motrails.html

  Missouri State Parks provides trail maps for many state parks and an All-Terrain Bicycling brochure that identifies all state parks that offer mountain biking opportunities: www.mostateparks.com/

  For cycling in Southeast Missouri: http://tower-rock-winery.com/biking.htm

Equestrian Trails

Truman Lake (US Army Corps of Engineers) has 50 miles of trails and the Berry Bend Equestrian Campground: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/ht/Equestrian.cfm

The Missouri Equine Council covers equestrian issues: www.mo-equine.org

Greenways and Community Trails

Greenway Network, Inc. is supporting efforts of the City of St. Charles to develop a greenway and environmental education area on the banks of the Missouri River: http://www.greenwaynetwork.org/

Trailnet is a St. Louis based nonprofit with a 20-year history of Promoting Active Living as a way of life that encourages people to integrate physical activity into their daily routines. Trailnet provides detailed information on 120 walking, hiking and biking trails and on-road bikeways throughout a five-county area: www.trailnet.org/m_trails.php

Great Rivers Greenway District, funded by a 0.1 cent sales tax, works for an interconnected system of greenways, parks and trails: www.greatrivers.info/

Ozark Greenways provides information and activism on greenways and railtrails in southwest Missouri: www.ozarkgreenways.org

PedNet Coalition is a community of PEDestrians and PEDaling enthusiasts in Columbia: www.pednet.org/

St. Louis 2004 is a proposal to create 200 miles of connected greenways in the metropolitan region

The Greenbelt Land Trust of Mid-Missouri promotes continuous greenbelt areas along streams: greenbelt.missouri.org/

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Missouri topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Misssouri

mohiking.com is a public trail review and photo forum for Missouri: www.mohiking.com

Missouri Backpacking & Hiking Trails Reviews describes trails throughout Missouri: www.motrails.com

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Long-Distance Trails

For information on the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail in Missouri: www.discoverytrail.org/states/missouri/index.html

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation site is at: www.lewisandclark.org/ and the National Park Service site has more information on the trail at: www.nps.gov/lecl/

The Ozark Trail system through Missouri and Arkansas offfers more than 500 miles of trail: www.ozarktrail.com. For detailed section maps of the Ozark Trail, call Missouri Division of State Parks (800) 334-6946.

Trail of Tears State Park has trails for hikers and equestrians and a campground for backpackers: www.mostateparks.com/trailoftears.htm

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

Finger Lakes State Park, near Columbia, and St. Joe State Park, near Park Hills, offer high quality OHV opportunities: www.mostateparks.com/fingerlakes.htm

The Mark Twain National Forest has ATV and motorcycle areas, Chadwick and Sutton Bluff: www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/marktwain/recreation/hiking/

Midwest Trail Riders Association is based in Missouri: www.ridemtra.com/

For a map of the St. Joe State Park OHV Area:www.mostateparks.com/stjoe.htm

Rail Trails and Canal Trails

Frisco Highline Trail now connects Springfield to Bolivar: www.friscohighlinetrail.org/

Katy Trail maps, discussion forum, current events : www.BikeKatyTrail.com

Katy Trail State Park map and brochure are at www.mostateparks.com/katytrail.htm or call (800) 334-6946. More information on the trail is at http://katytrail.showmestate.com/ or www.katycentral.com/

Waterway and Boating Trails

Missouri canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in Missouri

Lake of the Ozarks State Park offers a self-guided Aquatic Trail: www.mostateparks.com/lakeozark/traildesc.htm

Statewide Advocacy and Resources

Missouri Bicycle Federation is a statewide organization advocating advancement of bicycling access, safety and education: http://mobikefed.org/index.php