Missouri trails · Blue Trail
Blue Trail
A 13.6-mile network in Missouri, with 319 ft of climbing. Reaches King Spring. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 9.1 and mile 13.6. It gives back about 1,069 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- King Spring (spring)
Getting there
BLUE TRAIL junction. About 1 h 19 min drive (42 mi) from Bolivar. 37.83604, -92.91430 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:52 a.m., the sun rises at 7:18 a.m. and sets at 6:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:02 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.6-mile route takes roughly 5 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:30 p.m. — 6 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- RED TRAIL + BLUE TRAIL — 2.2 mi loop, 447 ft gain
- BLUE TRAIL + GREEN TRAIL — 3.7 mi loop, 357 ft gain
- ORANGE TRAIL + BLUE TRAIL + GREEN TRAIL — 9.1 mi loop, 1,306 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bittersweet Trail — 26.7 mi