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The Ozark Trail Information
Description:
The Ozark Trail (OT) is a hiking and backpacking trail, with some sections serving also as a biking and/or equestrian trail. The OT is currently under construction in the Missouri
Ozark Mountains located within parts of three of the states five ecoregions. The OT trail system consists of mostly linked sections which traverse the backcountry area of eastern and southeaster Missouri, a region of the state which features ancient mountains, forest thicket region as well as unspoiled riverways, which include the
Current and Jacks Fork rivers.
This trail is said to be moderate to challenging depending entirely which section is being journeyed upon. The sections include:
Description:
The OT is currently composed of about fourteen sections (totalling about 430 miles), some completed but most still being constructed. Most are joined to other sections but there still remain gaps between some sections. The sections vary in length with the longest contiguous length between Onondaga Cave State Park (near the village of Leasburg) to the Eleven Point River. The exact routes for incomplete sections have not been established, so the exact total length of the OT remains undetermined. However, when the trail has been completed, it is expected to be about 500 miles (805 kilometers) and when joined with the
Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas (currently at 254 miles), their combined when finished is expected to be well over 750 miles (1200 kilometers)
Footpath Type:
Backpacking, bicycling, canoe/kayak, equestrian
Some areas are backpacking/hiking only. Other area are multiuse.
Footpath Total Length:
430 miles, km
Footpath Use:
Footpath Waymark:
CCC Blazes
Footpath Terminus Points:
Terminus Point One:
Location:
Cordinates:
Elevation:
feet
Terminus Point Two:
Location:
Cordinates:
Elevation:
feet
Highest Elevation on Footpath:
feet,
Lowest Elevation on Footpath:
feet,
Hiking Sections
1-n. Courtois
Distance:
48 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
Huzzah Conservation Area: foot traffic only. Camping at Campsites only
Campgrounds:
Berryman Campground
Hazel Creek Campground
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
2-n. Trace Creek
Distance:
26 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Hazel Creek
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
3-w. Middle Fork (John Roth Memorial)
Distance:
24 miles
Difficulty:
Easy
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
4-w. Karkaghne
Distance:
29 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Sutton Bluff
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
5-w. Blair Creek
Distance:
27 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping.
Campgrounds:
Powder Mill at Owls Bend
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
6-w. Current River
Distance:
30 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping.
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
6-w-ext. Upper Current River Extension
Distance:
29 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate to Difficult
Open For:
hiking, camping.
Campgrounds:
Echo Bluff State Park
Round Springs Campground
Forest Lands Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
7-w. Between the Rivers
Distance:
29 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
3-e. Taum Sauk
Swimming hole
Distance:
35 miles
Difficulty:
Varied
Open For:
hiking, camping.
Campgrounds:
Johnson′s
Taum Sauk
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
4-e. Marble Creek
Distance:
10 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Marble Creek
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
5-e. Wappapello
Distance:
miles
Difficulty:
Varied
Open For:
(hiking?), camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
No camping on Corps of Engineering Property (Except north of US 67, a primitive area)
Sam A. Baker State Park
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
6-e. Victory
Distance:
35 miles
Difficulty:
Varied
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking, equestrian
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
7-e. Van Buren (Future Section)
Distance:
miles
Difficulty:
Open For:
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
8-s. Eleven Point Rivers
Distance:
29 miles
Difficulty:
Varied
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Greer Springs
McCormack Lake
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
9-s. North Fork
Distance:
27 miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Open For:
hiking, camping, biking and equestrian travel.
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
10-s. State Line (Future Section)
Distance:
miles
Difficulty:
Open For:
Campgrounds:
Mark Twain NF Primitive Camping (one hundred feet from trail)
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