Great Rivers Greenway Trail Will Connect Mexico Road to Old Town St. Peters

Some changes are coming to the St. Peters Golf Course as Great Rivers Greenway plans to build an extension to Dardenne Greenway Trail in the next few years.

Currently, the Dardenne Greenway Trail runs through Rabbit Run Park, up to Mexico Road.

Phase one of the extension project will bring the trail from Mexico Road up through the St. Peters Golf Course to the club house.

In the long term, the plan is to extend the trail from the club house, under Interstate 70 to Old Town St. Peters. From there, a spur connection would link the trail to the Salt River Road. The extension is being funded by Great Rivers Greenway.

Great Rivers Greenway will present design plans for the new portion of the trail at a public meeting set from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the St. Peters Golf Course. 

The one-mile addition to the trail is expected to follow the perimeter of the golf course on the west side, said Jeff Hutsler. The trail is designed to keep the interaction between the trail users and golf carts at a minimum, he said. 

Some tee boxes will be moved and elevated and portions of the golf cart path moved closer to the pins.

"Some of the improvements that we're doing because of the trail going through there will actually enhance the game," Hutsler said. 

Great Rivers Greenway will consider comments made by the public Tuesday and make design recommendations to the Board of Aldermen, who would have to approve plans. From there, the engineering for the project is expected to be done in 2014 and the trail build out done in 2015. 

Read more about the entire 26-mile Dardenne Greenway.