Hiking trails near Festus, Missouri

49 official trails lie within 25 miles of Festus — 135 miles in total, 38 rated easy and 2 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 389 ft; the median trail gains 186 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Pike Run Trail	11.5	257 ft	Expert	36 min · 23 mi
Grotpeter Trail	7.3	229 ft	Hard	50 min · 34 mi
Red Trail	5.0	277 ft	Moderate	46 min · 34 mi
Rockywood Trail	4.7	254 ft	Moderate	40 min · 23 mi
Chubb Trail	4.2	389 ft	Moderate	46 min · 35 mi
Sandstone Canyon Trail	3.9	243 ft	Moderate	51 min · 31 mi
Labarque Hills Trail	3.3	350 ft	Moderate	51 min · 33 mi
River des Peres Greenway	7.4	41 ft	Moderate	36 min · 28 mi
Yellow Trail	3.3	288 ft	Moderate	42 min · 30 mi
Valley View Trail	2.7	196 ft	Moderate	24 min · 16 mi
White Bison Trail	2.9	147 ft	Moderate	47 min · 32 mi
Cliff Cave County Park Trail	6.1	204 ft	Easy	36 min · 23 mi
River Scene Trail	3.6	233 ft	Easy	52 min · 35 mi
Limestone Hill Trail	1.9	291 ft	Easy	19 min · 14 mi
Opossum Track Trail	2.4	322 ft	Easy	43 min · 25 mi
Mooner's Hollow Trail	2.9	224 ft	Easy	30 min · 22 mi
Cedar Bluff Loop	2.2	245 ft	Easy	1 h 08 min · 41 mi
Dogwood Ridge Trail	1.9	157 ft	Easy	42 min · 30 mi
Swimming Deer Trail	2.8	113 ft	Easy	37 min · 23 mi
Flint Quarry Trail	1.5	293 ft	Easy	46 min · 35 mi
1000 Steps Trail	1.2	260 ft	Easy	40 min · 23 mi
Blue Trail	1.6	186 ft	Easy	44 min · 34 mi
Taconic Loop Trail	2.2	124 ft	Easy	46 min · 32 mi
Lone Wolf Trail	1.8	214 ft	Easy	50 min · 34 mi

Quick picks near Festus

Easy and short: River Scene Trail — 3.6 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Biggest climb: Chubb Trail — 389 ft over 4.2 mi, 22 mi from town
Longest: Pike Run Trail — 11.5 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: White Bison Trail to Lone Elk Reservoir

Viewpoints: White Bison Trail to Elk Hollow; River Scene Trail to View of Castlewood Bluffs; Castlewood Loop Trail to View of Castlewood Bluffs

Trail guides near Festus

Paved Bicycle Trail — 14.4 mi, 261 ft climb · 28 mi away
Orv Trail System — 54.6 mi, 202 ft climb · 28 mi away
Whispering Pine Trail — 10.6 mi, 273 ft climb · 28 mi away
John J Audubon Trail — 11.9 mi, 403 ft climb · 37 mi away
Hamburg Hiking And Biking Trail — 6.6 mi, 212 ft climb · 37 mi away
Wilderness Trail — 9.0 mi, 328 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Eureka (23 mi) · St. Louis (30 mi) · Farmington (30 mi) · Washington (40 mi)

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