ST. LOUIS - Federer’s Folly, the first-ever mountain bike trail in the City of St. Louis, is now open to the public at Carondelet Park.

Friends of Carondelet Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the trail's grand opening.

Federer’s Folly is a rocky, one-mile trail, hand-built entirely by volunteers. Winding through the hills and surrounded by trees, the trail opens after nearly two years of construction.

Ryan Hanlon, a board member of the Friends of Carondelet Park and longtime volunteer with Ozarks Trail Association, first saw potential in the project many years ago.

Hanlon used to travel 30-40 minutes to ride and volunteer with trails and often dreamed of a project closer to home. He noticed potential for a city trail in an underutilized part of Carondelet Park

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