Missouri trails · Brushy Creek Trail
Brushy Creek Trail
A 14.9-mile network in Missouri, with 594 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 5.0 and mile 9.9. It gives back about 1,829 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Himont Trailhead — parking nearby. About 2 h 17 min drive (72 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Farmington. 37.30958, -91.24493 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 6:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:55 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.9-mile route takes roughly 5 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:01 p.m. — 5 h 28 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Brushy Creek Trail + Current River Trail — 7.7 mi loop, 909 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Ozark Trail - Karkaghne — 8.7 mi
- Blair Creek Equestrian Trail — 8.9 mi
- Current River Trail — 10.5 mi
- Ozark Trail - Middle Fork — 20.7 mi