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 Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park

800 Guy Park Drive, Wildwood, MO 63005
(636) 458-3813
20 miles west of St. Louis on Hwy. 109 between U.S. Hwy. 40 and
Hwy. 100

Review Courtesy of Lalita Creighton 

The terrain isn't steep, but there's quite a few smaller hills that the trail follows.  The trail crosses hiking trails in several places, but the trails are well-marked and easy to follow.  In one place the trail goes close to a swimming pool, and in another it goes along the edge of a stable that used to be open for rentals but is presently closed.  The trail goes through two tunnels under the road, and you have to ride on the paved bike path for a very short distance until you cross under one of the tunnels.  In another area, there is a concrete low-water bridge to cross, and it's near a fairly busy road with a lot of traffic so be sure your horse can handle cars whizzing up from behind, even though it's a few feet over from the road.  

There are lots of deer here, and I've seen turkeys in the general area.  I've also seen a red-tailed hawk up close and personal while out on the trail.  The trail is beautiful, but the parking lot is very small so it's best to get here early.

 See http://www.motrailblazing.com/St_Louis_Area/Babler.html for more info

Lalita Creighton

Pictures Courtesy of Lalita Creighton

 

Directions

From Eureka
From I-44, take Exit 264 onto Hwy. 109. Travel north eight miles to Route BA. Turn left and continue two miles; the park entrance is on the left.

From St. Louis
From I-270, turn west onto U.S. Hwy. 40/64 and travel for 9.5 miles to the Long Road exit. Turn left onto Long Road and travel one mile to Wild Horse Creek Road . Turn right onto Wild Horse Creek Road and continue three miles to the Hwy. 109 stop sign. Turn left and travel less than one mile to Route BA; turn right and continue for 1.5 miles to the park entrance.

 

HTMPS MAP of this park's horse trails

Map Updated 1-18-07

Map Courtesy of Lalita Creighton

 

 

HTMPS Track of this park's horse trails

GPX of this park in Zip format (Courtesy of Lalita Creighton)

Babler.zip

 

HTMPS track of this park's trails converted to text

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Mo DNR map of this park's horse trails

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Map of Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park.