Missouri trails · Whites Creek Trail
Whites Creek Trail
A 17.5-mile loop in Missouri, with 420 ft of climbing. Reaches Bliss Spring and other spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,494 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bliss Spring (spring)
- Fiddler Spring (spring)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:08 a.m., the sun rises at 6:34 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.5-mile route takes roughly 6 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:16 p.m. — 6 h 18 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Ozark Trail - 11-Pt River — 5.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Horse Trail — 13.3 mi
- Ozark Trail Between The Rivers — 17.5 mi
- 11-Point River Trail — 18.3 mi