Missouri trails · Ozark Trail - Trace Creek
Ozark Trail - Trace Creek
A 25.5-mile point-to-point in Missouri, with 534 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 2,579 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
BELL MOUNTAIN OTTERY CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 37.62579, -90.91114 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:05 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.5-mile route takes roughly 9 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:15 p.m. — 3 h 19 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Bell Mountain — 4.3 mi
- Council Bluff Trail — 7.0 mi
- Ozark Trail - Middle Fork — 8.4 mi
- Ozark Trail — 11.0 mi