{"id":1776,"date":"2015-12-04T17:42:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2015-12-04T17:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:42:33","slug":"fit-and-healthy-on-route-66-rogers-parkway-to-memorial-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/fit-and-healthy-on-route-66-rogers-parkway-to-memorial-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit and Healthy on Route 66 \u2013 Rogers Parkway to Memorial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published on June 30, 2012 and has been retrieved via the Wayback Machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Trailhead<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re traveling on the Manchester alignment of Route 66 through St. Louis County and are in the mood for a short, easy bike ride or a walk for you or a canine companion, try the Rogers Parkway<\/a> in Brentwood, Missouri. Brentwood is a small city but has a lot of little parks, most with water, some with restrooms. You\u2019ll pass through several during the route I\u2019m about to describe. You won\u2019t see anything spectacular, but you\u2019ll\u00a0enjoy charming older suburban\u00a0neighborhoods with large trees and pleasant shade. The trail is pet-friendly with plastic bag dispensers for waste and a water fountain with a basin at dog\u2019s height. If you don\u2019t know the area well you\u2019ll want to download and print out this map<\/a> to take with you.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re traveling west on Manchester, start looking for the trailhead shortly after you cross over Hanley Road. The trailhead will be on the right, in between American Locksmiths and Brentwood Place Apartments. You\u2019ll find an asphalt trail heading north that takes you to Broughton Park<\/a>. Follow the trail\u00a0until you reach Swim Club Road, where you\u2019ll cross over to the other side of the street.<\/p>\n

\"Intersection<\/a><\/p>\n

Continue until you get to an intersection of asphalt trails. Turn right, and you\u2019ll pass some handball, tennis, and volleyball courts. This is Hanley Park<\/a>. You\u2019ll see some signs along the way suggesting different fitness exercises that you can do if you like. The trail splits in two, and the more interesting route is to the right. You\u2019ll cross a creek and follow along it for awhile on the Lee Wynn Trail\u00a0until you get to Oak Tree Park<\/a>. If you feel like doing some hill climbing, you can continue past the park and up a ridge to explore the streets a bit. If you\u2019re not in the mood for climbing a hill, head back the way you came until you get past Hanley Park and back to the intersection. You can turn left here and get back on the Rogers Parkway, or you can turn right and continue for a short distance into Memorial Park<\/a>. If\u00a0 you\u2019re\u00a0hungry or thirsty, there is usually a snack\u00a0stand set up here. If you care to head toward the huge\u00a0American flag toward the northeast, you\u2019ll\u00a0come across a large shopping\u00a0center that has a Trader Joe\u2019s and a Target, both places where you can pick up some items for a picnic lunch. (If you turn right at the huge flag and continue for a few blocks, you\u2019ll see some light rail tracks \u2013 turn left and there is the Brentwood I-64 Metrolink station<\/a> if you want to explore more of the St. Louis area \u2013 bring your bike on board). If you don\u2019t want anything from the shopping center, I recommend turning around in Memorial Park and heading back the way you came at this\u00a0point \u2013 you\u2019re roughly 2\/3 of the way through the entire route if you\u2019ve taken no detours.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on foot, you\u2019re probably satisfied with the length of your excursion, but if you want a little more, you\u2019ll notice some dirt trails on the right as you head back. Explore the small wooded area if you like.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re on a bike, you might want to extend your ride considerably. If so, I recommend looking for Eulalie Ave. (this is the spot where you crossed the road previously upon reaching Swim Club Road) on the way back. It\u2019s a little confusing because if you look left, the road is called Dorothy and if you look right, the sign is missing. Nevertheless, take a right turn and you\u2019ll come to an intersection with Brentwood Blvd. Use the light and cross Brentwood Blvd. here with care \u2013 it\u2019s very busy and the drivers are not necessarily attentive to cyclists or pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve crossed Brentwood Blvd., continue west on what is now Litzinger Rd. Look for four Lustron houses<\/a> on your left. Continue for several blocks on Litzinger until you get to Tilles Park<\/a>, a large park in the city of Ladue with a nice trail, more fitness stations,\u00a0water, restrooms and more. There is a small lake with a shelter if you\u2019ve brought a picnic lunch. Go around the park as many times as you like, then head back to Brentwood Blvd. on Litzinger and cross back over. Make a right when you reach Rogers Parkway and you\u2019ll be back to the trailhead shortly.<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published on June 30, 2012 and has been retrieved via the Wayback Machine. If you\u2019re traveling on the Manchester alignment of Route 66 through St. Louis County and are in the mood for a short, easy bike ride or a walk for you or a canine companion, try the Rogers Parkway … Continue reading Fit and Healthy on Route 66 \u2013 Rogers Parkway to Memorial Park<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,19],"tags":[820,821,822,72,823,824,818,825,826,827,828,829,830,831,832,205,819,226,833,834],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1776"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1785,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1776\/revisions\/1785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chasenfratz.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}