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at Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site

Radiant Trail

  • Bicycling/Mountain Biking
  • Hiking

Length: 2.5 Miles View map

This trail was completed in 2006 by volunteers. While hiking or bicycling on the trail’s natural surface of dirt and rocks, you may experience slippery surfaces, shifting rocks, mud and roots as well as water over the trail. Halfway along the loop, you will find a bench next to a pond that makes a great resting place. You also will cross the park road in two locations while traveling the loop. Radiant Trail’s name comes from a favorite poem of John Bothwell, whose home is the main feature of Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site. Bothwell loved nature and believed in living a radiant and useful life for others. To this end, he bequeathed his home and grounds to the state of Missouri in hopes that future generations could enjoy nature’s radiance at his beloved Stonyridge property.

Length Estimated Hiking Time Type Blazes Trailhead
2.5 Miles 2 hours Loop Yellow  

Stonyridge Trail

  • Hiking

Length: .50 Mile View map

This trail follows the original driveway of Bothwell Lodge’s owner, John Homer Bothwell. Built in the early 20th century, the driveway led from Marshall Road (old Highway 65) to the top of Stonyridge Bluff and Bothwell’s stone lodge. While hiking on the natural path of rock and dirt, you may encounter mud, roots, shifting stones, slippery surfaces and water over the trail. You may also find physically challenging obstacles and steep inclines. There are two small foot bridges along trail spurs and a drop-off next to the trail that is part of an old limestone quarry. There are two stone structures built by Bothwell in the early 1900s along the trail – Gypsy Camp and the Gazebo. Though Gypsy Camp is equipped with a fireplace, no fires are allowed.

Length Estimated Hiking Time Type Blazes Trailhead
.50 Mile 30 minutes Loop Red