Missouri trails · John J Audubon Trail
John J Audubon Trail
A 11.9-mile out-and-back in Missouri, with 403 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,541 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
BIDWELL CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 57 min drive (21 mi, 5 of them unpaved) from Farmington. 37.72095, -90.17529 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:41 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:51 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.9-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:22 p.m. — 2 h 03 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Whispering Pine Trail — 8.0 mi
- Orv Trail System — 20.1 mi
- Paved Bicycle Trail — 20.3 mi
- Pike Run Trail — 25.5 mi