Missouri trails · Whispering Pine Trail
Whispering Pine Trail
A 10.6-mile loop in Missouri, with 273 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,005 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
Whispering Pine Trail — parking nearby. About 33 min drive (15 mi) from Farmington. 37.82958, -90.23019 · 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 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:51 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.6-mile route takes roughly 4 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:10 a.m. — 7 h 14 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lakeside Speedway + Whispering Pine Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 77 ft gain
- Backbone Trail + Mitchell's Mile + Whispering Pine Trail — 1.9 mi loop, 103 ft gain
Nearby trails
- John J Audubon Trail — 8.0 mi
- Orv Trail System — 15.9 mi
- Paved Bicycle Trail — 15.9 mi
- Pike Run Trail — 18.8 mi