Missouri trails · Berryman Trail

Berryman Trail

A 26.6-mile point-to-point in Missouri, with 360 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

26.6 mi

Elevation gain

360 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

14%

Steepest mile

+280 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.6 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,976 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

BRAZIL CREEK — parking nearby, restroom, water. 37.98598, -91.03211 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:05 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.6-mile route takes roughly 10 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:35 p.m. — 3 h 00 min before sunset.