Missouri trails · Blue Trail
Blue Trail
A 13.6-mile network in Missouri, with 365 ft of climbing. Reaches King Spring. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. 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. 37.83604, -92.91430 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:40 a.m. and sets at 7:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:09 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 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 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:53 a.m. — 7 h 49 min before sunset.
Loop options
- RED TRAIL + BLUE TRAIL — 2.2 mi loop, 447 ft gain
- ORANGE TRAIL + BLUE TRAIL — 2.6 mi loop, 289 ft gain
- GREEN TRAIL + BLUE TRAIL — 3.7 mi loop, 585 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bittersweet Trail — 26.7 mi