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The Ozark Trail
The Ozark Trail is a part of 25 year-old vision to
build a scenic and varied route through the Missouri Ozarks,
stretching from the St. Louis metropolitan area southwestward to
the Arkansas border, eventually connecting to the Ozark Highlands
trail-- creating a 700 mile through-trail. Almost 550 miles
of trail have been completed, with 350 miles in Missouri.
The Ozark Trail Association is a non-profit organization dedicated
to finishing that vision: The Mission of the Ozark Trail
Association is to develop, maintain, preserve,
promote and protect the rugged, natural beauty of
the Ozark Trail.
The Leave No Trace program has techniques that visitors
can use to help reduce evidence of their presence.
Visit their website at www.LNT.org/
for more information.
Section Summary
We have over 300 miles of trail, divided into
(mostly) linked sections. Click on a section name for trail
narratives, maps, trail conditions and more.
| Section Name |
Miles
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Notes |
| Courtois |
40 |
Includes Huzzah Conservation, west half of
Berryman Trail and 5 miles of gravel road. |
| Trace
Creek |
24 |
Runs from Hazel Creek Camp to Highway A at
Bell Mountain; will connect with new Karkaghne trail. |
| Taum
Sauk |
33 |
One of the best trails in the state.
Can be divided into 15-, 12- and 6-mile subsections.
Goes through Johnson Shut-In state park. |
| Marble
Creek |
8 |
Runs from Marble Creek campground to Crane
Lake. Does not connect to any other section. |
| Wappapello |
35 |
Starts at Sam A. Baker state park and past
Wappapello Lake. |
| Victory |
18 |
An old horse trail system, some of which now
is officially a part of the Ozark Trail. Will
connect to the Wappapello section. |
| Karkaghne |
25 |
Runs 25 miles from Oates at Highway J to
Highway 72 near Reynolds. |
| Middle
Fork |
25 |
In construction! 4 miles are complete,
with 21 miles left to build. |
| Blair
Creek |
26 |
Starts at Reynolds, runs through the Roger
Pryor Backcountry for 10 miles and ends at Owl's Bend. |
| Current
River |
30 |
Runs from Owl's Bend campground on the
Current River, up Stegal Mountain, close to Rocky Falls,
through Peck Ranch to near Van Buren. Fabulous! |
| Between
the Rivers |
30 |
From Highway 60 near Van Burean, this
section bridges the gap between the Current River and the
Eleven Point. Skirts the Irish Wilderness. |
| Eleven
Point |
30 |
Starts in the middle of nowhere, ends in the
middle of nowhere-- but in between has fantastic views of
the Eleven Point River. Side trail to McCormick
Lake. |
| North
Fork |
25 |
11 miles of new construction tacked on to
the existing Ridge Runner trail and Devil's backbone
wilderness. No official OT map as yet. |
Click
here for Trail Conditions
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