Missouri trails · 11-Point River Trail
11-Point River Trail
A 45.1-mile point-to-point in Missouri, with 253 ft of climbing. Reaches Posy Spring and other spring/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 30.1 and mile 45.1. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Posy Spring (spring)
- Blowing Spring (spring)
- Roaring Spring (spring)
- Sullivan Spring (spring)
- Boze Mill Spring (spring)
- Powder Mill Spring (spring)
- 11 Point Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
11-POINT RIVER TRAIL access — parking nearby. 36.78539, -91.52782 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:09 a.m., the sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 7:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 45.1-mile route works out to roughly 16 h 51 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Blue Ridge Horse Trail — 10.1 mi
- Ozark Trail - 11-Pt River — 15.0 mi
- Whites Creek Trail — 18.2 mi
- Ozark Trail-North Fork River — 23.2 mi