Missouri trails · Opossum Hollow Trail
Opossum Hollow Trail
A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Missouri, with 142 ft of climbing. Reaches Sullivan Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 370 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sullivan Lake (lake)
- Morel Lake (lake)
- Redbud Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:55 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.5-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:30 p.m. — 6 h 08 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Katy Trail — 22.8 mi