Missouri trails · Orange Trail
Orange Trail
A 10.8-mile loop in Missouri, with 300 ft of climbing. Reaches Blue Pond. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,162 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blue Pond (lake)
Getting there
ORANGE TRAIL access. About 1 h 55 min drive (72 mi) from Farmington. 37.18609, -90.14036 · 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 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.8-mile route takes roughly 4 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:15 a.m. — 7 h 10 min before sunset.
Loop options
- ORANGE TRAIL + PINK TRAIL + WHITE TRAIL — 5.9 mi loop, 857 ft gain
- ORANGE TRAIL + BLUE TRAIL + GREEN TRAIL — 9.1 mi loop, 1,306 ft gain
- ORANGE TRAIL + WHITE TRAIL + GREEN TRAIL — 3.7 mi loop, 438 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lake Wappapello Trail — 18.8 mi
- Ozark Trail - Wappapello Section — 20.0 mi
- Mudlick Equestrian Hike Trail — 20.9 mi