Bike Excursion (Day Trip) - St. Louis to Edwardsville

Interested in exploring more of the greater St. Louis region? Join the St. Louis Urbanists on one of our Bike Excursions!

On Saturday, May 17th, we are organizing a full-day bike ride to Edwardsville, where we will have lunch and explore downtown Edwardsville Main Street.

This will be a "touristy" day-trip, and we'll be stopping at several scenic spots and attractions. We will be riding on some of the Madison County Trails, including the Schoolhouse trail, Goshen trail, Watershed trail, and Nature trail.

Riders have three options to join us on this excursion - a 58-mile roundtrip, a 34-mile roundtrip, and a 31-mile one-way trip.

Long Option - 58 miles (Long Route Map)

• Bike from Downtown St. Louis to Edwardsville and back
• Leave at 9am, return around 6pm
• About 6 hours of biking, 3 hours for lunch/breaks/sightseeing

Short Option - 34 miles (Short Route Map)

• Bike from Horseshoe Lake State Park (meet at shelter #5) to Edwardsville and back
• Leave at 10:15am, return around 4:30pm
• About 3 hours of biking, 3 hours for lunch/breaks/sightseeing

One-Way Option - 31 miles (One-Way Route Map)

• Bike from Downtown St. Louis to Edwardsville; return to Emerson Park Metrolink Station using the Madison County bus system
• Leave at 9am, return around 4pm
• About 3 hours of biking, 3 hours for lunch/breaks/sightseeing, 1 hour on the bus

Event Schedule

• 9am: Leave from Laclede’s Landing Metrolink Station (58-mile riders)
• 10:15am: Horseshoe Lake (34-mile riders)
• 11:30am: Drost Park
• 1pm: Lunch at Ed's Delicatessen; explore downtown Edwardsville
• 2:15pm: Leave Edwardsville
• 2:30pm: The Watershed Nature Center
• 4:30pm: Horseshoe Lake (34-mile riders)
• 6:00pm: Return to Laclede's Landing Station (58-mile riders)

(In addition to the official stops listed above, we'll have water/snack breaks every ~30 minutes of riding)