Loveland has four natural areas along the Big Thompson River as it flows through the town. One of which is the Old St. Louis Natural Area.
I think what put this 37-acre natural area on my radar is when word went out that they d closed off the Madison Avenue entry to it. I hadn t really heard of it until then. So, when word went out recently how they d opened that entry again, I went to check it out.
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The entry off of Madison, south of SE 4th Street near Marisol Assisted Living, winds down to the official trail; this seems easier than parking off of Lincoln at the official trailhead.
Loveland has four natural areas along the Big Thompson River as it flows through the town. One of which is the Old St. Louis Natural Area.
I think what put this 37-acre natural area on my radar is when word went out that they d closed off the Madison Avenue entry to it. I hadn t really heard of it until then. So, when word went out recently how they d opened that entry again, I went to check it out.
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The entry off of Madison, south of SE 4th Street near Marisol Assisted Living, winds down to the official trail; this seems easier than parking off of Lincoln at the official trailhead.
I think what put this 37-acre natural area on my radar is when word went out that they d closed off the Madison Avenue entry to it. I hadn t really heard of it until then. So, when word went out recently how they d opened that entry again, I went to check it out.
The entry off of Madison, south of SE 4th Street near Marisol Assisted Living, winds down to the official trail; this seems easier than parking off of Lincoln at the official trailhead.
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They named it Old St. Louis after it being near the location of the first settlement of Loveland, which was known as St.Louis. The area stretches westward toward St. Louis Avenue.