Missouri trails · Whispering Pine Trail
A 9.4-mile loop in Missouri, with 337 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,000 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
Whispering Pine Trail — parking nearby. 37.82958, -90.23019 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:02 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:58 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 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 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:09 a.m. — 9 h 22 min before sunset.