Happy Trails

After we had put a contract on our "new" home in St. Peters, Missouri, we decided to explore the neighborhood. We found a very good walking trail that followed a creek that was on the west side of our subdivision, Carrington Place. We walked the north half of the trail that day, December 18, 2006. The following photos show Carrington Place Subdivision map (streets highlighted in pink and trial drawn as a red line on the west side) and St. Peters Parks Department representation of the trail (Brookmount Trail). The trail follows a creek that runs from Willott Road on the south to Mexico Road on the north. The total length of the trail is 0.93 miles. If you search for 3 Alexis Ct, St. Peters, MO in Google Maps and look to the west on the map, you can see the creek. If you switch to the Satellite View, you can see the trailhead of Brookmount Trail leading off of the west end of the court then split into the north and south parts of the trail. You can see the north half of the trail on the west side of the creek and the south half on the east side of the creek. If we walk the streets from our house on Colby Drive to the trailhead at midpoint (Alexis Court) and do a round trip of the north and south end, then back home, it is a 2.6 mile walk


The trail is well used by walkers, joggers, and bikers. It has many shady areas that make for comfortable walking, even on hot days. There are several benches placed along the trail where one can stop for a break.

The trail switches from the west side of the creek to the east side at midpoint.



One time we were walking the trail with some friends and when they saw the creek bed, they said there are geodes along that creek. On another trip, we brought home about a 5 gallon bucket full of geode rock. The grandchildren had a big rock busting party. We broke them open and sure enough there were crystal formations inside. The top area of the next photo is the area in the creek that we found geode rock. The single rock is an example of a geode rock (unopened). The next is geodes that have been opened up to show the crystal formation.


The trail winds along the western edge of our subdivision on the south end and Brookmount subdivision on the north end. The trail butts up against homes along it's way.


Squirrels, rabbits, and birds are plentiful along the trail.

At one point artists have used a property owner's fence for a palette for their art (Graffiti).

Several homeowners have used the trail right of way to grow flowers.



Here is a composite of many of the flowers found along the trail.