Missouri trails · Mudlick Equestrian Hike Trail
Mudlick Equestrian Hike Trail
A 18.6-mile out-and-back in Missouri, with 721 ft of climbing. Reaches Mudlick Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,975 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mudlick Mountain (summit)
- Green Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Paved Bicycle Trail. About 1 h 12 min drive (56 mi) from Farmington. 37.23981, -90.51275 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 37.2-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 29 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Mudlick Equestrian Hike Trail + Mudlick Hike OnlyTrail — 3.5 mi loop, 509 ft gain
- Mudlick Hike OnlyTrail + Mudlick Equestrian Hike Trail — 5.6 mi loop, 533 ft gain
- Mudlick Equestrian Hike Trail + Fire Tower Trail — 11.0 mi loop, 1,432 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Ozark Trail - Wappapello Section — 12.8 mi
- Lake Wappapello Trail — 20.3 mi
- Orange Trail — 20.8 mi
- Ozark Trail — 26.9 mi