Jake at Al Foster Trail

Hello!

This morning while it was still relatively cool out, Jake and I went to walk along the Al Foster Trail in St. Louis County.  The trail follows the Meremac River on a ridge and connects to Castlewood State Park.  For the most part, the gravel trail is shaded.  Although essentially flat, I thought there seemed to be a slight slope to the trail.  The Wabash, Frisco and Pacific Railroad has track that runs along the trail, so if you have a dog that acts badly in the presence of trains, don't go on Sundays.  For a Friday morning, the trail was relatively crowded with bikers and joggers.  Jake and I walked about 20 minutes down the trail..that's usually about how long it takes him to do somewhere between a quarter and a half a mile.

A section of the trail

River des Peres Greenway

One of Jake's favorite trails is the River des Peres Trail.  This is a very nice trail for a senior dog as it is flat, flat, flat.  The bridges curve a bit but it is very gentle.  There is off-street parking.  The only downside is that the newer sections from the trailhead at I-55 and Germania to around Gravios and Carondelet/River des Peres Blvd has next to no shade.  The shade is currently growing and in 5 years will probably be lovely.  The trail does cross River des Peres Blvd and Carondelet but there are designated lights which you can activate to cross, which gives Jake just enough to time to waddle across.  The trail doesn't loop.  Parking at the middle trailhead could be a problem during soccer season.

Jake at one of the entrances

DUCKIES!!!! See the duckies mommy???

Jake on the bridge across the River des Peres

The Trail

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Jake Hits the Trails

Greetings and Salutations!

Jake loves going to the park and loves going to new parks.  The problem is I never know what parks are good for Jake and which ones to avoid.  Jake's blog has been kind of stagnant too.  Then I had an idea!  What if Jake and I went to different parks and reviewed them for dog-friendlyness!  We will be looking at trail surface, shade, and general old dog friendliness.

So come join us on our hikes!  If you have suggestions of places to check out, drop Jake a line in the comment box!

Let's Roll!