Missouri trails · Wilderness Trail
Wilderness Trail
A 9.0-mile network in Missouri, with 328 ft of climbing. Reaches Persimmon Gap. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 881 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Persimmon Gap (pass)
Getting there
Wilderness Trail — parking nearby. About 12 min drive (5 mi) from Sullivan. 38.21318, -91.09346 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:54 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.0-mile route takes roughly 3 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:42 a.m. — 7 h 46 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Ozark Trail - Courtois Creek — 20.4 mi