Missouri trails · Current River Trail
Current River Trail
A 16.9-mile network in Missouri, with 560 ft of climbing. Reaches Low Gap. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,170 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Low Gap (pass)
Heads up
Getting there
Brushy Creek Trail access. 37.25739, -91.29926 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:07 a.m., the sun rises at 6:34 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.9-mile route takes roughly 6 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:07 p.m. — 6 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Brushy Creek Trail + Current River Trail — 7.7 mi loop, 911 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Brushy Creek Trail — 4.7 mi
- Blair Creek Equestrian Trail — 9.2 mi
- Ozark Trail - Karkaghne — 13.3 mi
- Ozark Trail - Current River — 23.1 mi