Missouri trails · Thompson River Trail
Thompson River Trail
A 9.4-mile network in Missouri, with 184 ft of climbing. Reaches Trenton Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 8.2 and mile 12.3. It gives back about 461 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Trenton Lake (lake)
Getting there
Thompson River Trail junction. 40.11198, -93.69293 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:41 a.m. and sets at 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:16 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.4-mile route takes roughly 3 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:16 a.m. — 9 h 32 min before sunset.