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East St. Louis Heritage Trail
East St. Louis – St. Clair County | 0.4 Miles
Type: Shared-Use Path
Owned by: N/A
Hours: Open Sunrise to Sunset
Location and Directions: Located between the MetroLink Station at 5th & Missouri Ave and the East St Louis Higher Education Campus at James R Thompson Blvd.
601 James R. Thompson Blvd, Brady Ave, East St Louis, IL 62201
Facilities: Lighted shared-use path connecting the MetroLink Station to the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus.
Regulations: Posted on trail.
Overview
The East St. Louis Heritage Trail (originally named M&M Trail) was built in 2000 through a partnership between HeartLands Conservancy (then named Southwestern Illinois Resource Conservation & Development), the Confluence, St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants, and the McKnight Foundation. The trail was built primarily to connect students between the Higher Education Campus and the MetroLink Station to make access and circulation safer.