By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA mountain bike trail could make its way through the wilds of
the Missouri River bluffs in St. Joseph.Bids will be taken on building a trail through the bluffs east
of the Missouri River near the St. Jo Frontier Casino and the Runge Nature
Center.St. Joseph city councilmember P. J. Kovac says while the
council has agreed to spend $3.9 million of transient tax money on the project,
bids still must be within that budget.Kovac says biking trails have gained in popularity over the
years.“We’ve got probably as many biking trails as most cities in
the country,” Kovac says a guest on the KFEQ Hotline. “They’ve really expanded.
Originally, I wasn’t real crazy about them, but they seem to be just more
popular than ever and they get a lot of people coming in from out of town using
them.”Kovac says extending the mountain bike trails through the
Missouri River bluffs could give tourism a big boost.“There’s a lot of people really into them and the public seems
to really like it,” Kovac says. “Nationwide, it’s a big thing. Like I say, they
do get a lot of tourists in that bring their bikes, just use the trails, and
head back home.”Under the proposal, a mountain bike trail would cut through
undeveloped land along the Missouri River bluffs.

Mountain bike trail through Missouri River bluffs possible