Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation

Cape Lacroix Trail

Bike Trail

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The Cape LaCroix Recreation Trail is a project that will improve recreaional opportunities for the citzens of Cape Girardeau. Citizens may benefit by using the trail for walking, running, cycling, roller blading, skating, or skate boarding. The trail provides a travel corridor from Shawnee Park through the City of Cape Girardeau to Osage Park. This project was made possible through funding from the City of Cape Girardeau and the State of Missouri. Construction of the trail commenced in 1993 and the final segment of the original planned trail completed in 2000.

The Parks and Recreation Department asks for your support in making everyone’s visit to the Recreation Trail enjoyable. The City of Cape Girardeau is very fortunate to have a trail system such as this, and we would encourage the people to use it or any of our other recreation facilities.

RULES FOR YOUR SAFETY

Trail open from 6:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Use trail for intended purposes only: walking, running, biking, roller blading.
Obey posted signs.
Stay to the right except when passing.
Travel at a safe speed and alert others when passing.
Yield to oncoming traffic.
Stay on paved surfaces.
Use caution at street/bridge crossings and at underpasses.
It trail is under water, DO NOT CROSS.
Please keep trail clean. Use trash receptacles.
Please clean up after your pen and always keeps pets on a leash.
No motorized vehicles.

CAPE LACROIX TRAIL DISTANCES

Rt. W to Cape Woods .60 miles

Cape Woods to Hopper Road .37 miles

Hopper Road to Rodney St. 1.1 miles

Rodney St. to Independence St. .42 miles

Independence St. to William St. .27 miles

William St. to Bloomfield St. .47 miles

Bloomfield St. to Brink St. .22 miles

Brink St. to Shawnee Park .97 miles

TOTAL 4.42 miles

White stripes = 1/10th mile increments

Yellow stripes=1/4th mile increments